Pope Leo XIV Will Visit Peru From 11 to 16 November
Leo XIV will travel to Lima, Chiclayo, Cusco and Pucallpa from 11 to 16 November, with Peru’s tourism ministry projecting...
September 13, 2026Section
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Peru Pays the Highest Diesel Price in Latin America
Peruvian diesel stood at US$7.40 a gallon against a regional range of about US$3.00 to US$6.00, with no subsidy and...
September 12, 2026
Peruvian Hiring Intentions Reach 40 Percent for the Fourth Quarter
ManpowerGroup puts Peru’s net hiring outlook at 40 percent for the fourth quarter, up 13 points, second in the region...
September 12, 2026
Peru Asked Rubio About Its Tariffs and Was Told It Was Not His Department
Keiko Fujimori raised a 12.5 percent US tariff with Marco Rubio in Lima. He said it was outside his remit...
September 12, 2026
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Reopens in Peru: Routes 1–3 Back for Hikers Since September 5
Peru's Inca Trail reopened September 5, 2026: routes 1–3 to Machu Picchu are back after the August storm closure —...
September 12, 2026
Peru Puts the Odds of an Extraordinary El Nino at 62 Percent
An emergency declaration already covers 893 districts across 22 regions. The central bank governor says the economic hit could exceed...
September 12, 2026
Peru’s New Government Is Six Weeks Old and Its Interior Minister Has Already Been Summoned
Deputies voted 66 to 51 to interpellate Cesar Astudillo. He must answer 27 questions on 17 September after a kidnapping...
September 12, 2026
Peru Bill Would End Sentence Reductions for Femicide, Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery
Peru femicide, kidnapping and aggravated robbery convicts would lose work-and-study sentence reductions under a bill by deputy Norma Yarrow.
September 11, 2026
UNITAS 2026 Opens in Peru: 24 Navies Launch the Americas’ Largest Multinational Drill
UNITAS 2026 has opened in Callao, Peru: 24 countries, 5,300 personnel, 26 ships and three submarines in the Americas' largest...
September 11, 2026