Peru’s Informal Miners Blockade the South’s Lifeline Highway as Arequipa Tensions Flare
Peru Informal Miners: What happened: Informal miners blocked Peru s Pan-American Highway South in the Arequipa region for four days...
August 28, 2026Section
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Teatro Colón Opera Soloists Make Their Lima Debut on November 10, 2026
Soloists from Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón opera perform for the first time in Lima on November 10, 2026, at the...
August 28, 2026
Peru’s Economy Is Running Hotter Than Its Politics as Demand and Mining Surge
Peru Economy Running: — What happened: Peru’s internal demand grew 5.2 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the economy...
August 28, 2026
Peru Wants Special Powers to Label Criminal Gangs ‘Hostile Groups’ and Send In the Army
Peru Wants Special: What happened: Peru s cabinet approved a request for special legislative powers on security and state modernisation...
August 28, 2026
Inca Trail Partly Closed Through August 30 — What Hikers in Peru Need to Know
Peru closed Inca Trail routes 1, 2 and 3 from August 26 to 30, 2026 for a technical safety inspection....
August 28, 2026
Peru’s Chancay Megaport Fight Reaches the Constitutional Court as Washington Watches
Cosco Shipping has taken the Chancay megaport dispute to Peru's Constitutional Court after an appeals ruling restored Ositrán's oversight, with...
August 28, 2026
OECD Tells Peru to Limit Tax Exemptions as Revenue Fails to Take Off
The OECD proposes that Peru limit tax exemptions costing 2.2% of GDP, scrap reduced rates for agro, tourism and the...
August 28, 2026
Peru’s Water Deficit Puts 8.1 Million Hectares of Farmland at Risk
Peru's disaster agency Cenepred raised its drought warning to 8.1 million hectares of farmland, with the water deficit expected from...
August 28, 2026
Peru Declares School Infrastructure Emergency With 31,000 Schools at Risk of Collapse
Peru has declared its public school infrastructure in a state of emergency, with 31,000 schools estimated at risk of collapse.
August 28, 2026