Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia maintain their electoral “super Sunday” despite pandemic
Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia will hold next Sunday, April 11, an atypical mega electoral day, marked by the urgency of...
April 5, 2021Section
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Five candidates for Peru’s presidency in technical tie according to polls
One week before Peru's general elections, there is maximum equality and uncertainty, with a technical tie between five presidential candidates,...
April 4, 2021
Peruvian presidential candidate recognizes Maduro as interlocutor in Venezuela crisis
Peruvian presidential candidate Verónika Mendoza affirmed this Friday that an eventual government of hers will recognize Nicolás Maduro as an...
April 2, 2021
Peru warned that it is in “the highest part” of the second wave of COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru's Minister of Health, Óscar Ugarte, declared that the country is in "the highest part...
March 30, 2021
France and Peru decide to resume direct flights next Wednesday
Air France airline announced the resumption of direct international flights between France and Peru from next Wednesday, March 31st.
March 27, 2021
Peru hits new COVID case record as Brazilian variant spreads
Peru said on Thursday, March 25th, it had confirmed a record high of 11,260 new cases of coronavirus in a...
March 25, 2021
Yonhy Lescano leads in presidential voting intentions in Peru
Former congressman Yonhy Lescano, member of Acción Popular, leads the voting intention two weeks before the elections to elect the...
March 25, 2021
Peru’s capital city left without ICU beds with mechanical ventilators for Covid patients
The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office warned that there are no ICU beds with mechanical ventilator in the cities of Lima and...
March 24, 2021
Peru aims to monitor all its national forests by 2030
Through a new government intervention strategy, the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM) will seek to monitor the entirety of its...
March 22, 2021