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Immersed in crisis, Peru neglects Amazon's destruction

Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published today

The Independent UK

Peru's congress gives Castillo go-ahead to attend Americas summit

Peru's congress gave President Pedro Castillo the go-ahead on Thursday to attend this month's Summit of Americas, adding another South American president to a meeting that the United States is hosting but that has seen uncertainty over attendance.

Reuters

Two fires hit key copper projects in Peru amid protests: sources

Two fires broke out at key copper projects in Peru, sources told Reuters, hitting MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine and Southern Copper Corp's planned Los Chancas project, amid escalating local protests.

Reuters

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Optimus Prime: Newly Discovered Lizard Species In Machu Picchu Named After Transformers Character

Every day, around 3,000 tourists visit the high-altitude ruins that are considered one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Zenger

Tom Rogic out of Australia squad as outgoing Celtic star withdraws due to 'personal reasons'

The outgoing Celtic star was due to face the UAE with the Socceroos with the winner advancing to play Peru for a shot at reaching Qatar later this year but he's withdrawn from the pool

Glasgow Live

Skeletons of over 40 humans unearthed on site of 500-year-old hospital

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a burial ground with 42 skeletons next to the Hospital Real de San Andres, in Peru, which dates back to the Spanish invasion in the 16th century

Daily Mirror

Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple

A team of archaeologists has discovered a network of passageways under a more than 3,000-year-old temple in the Peruvian Andes.

Reuters

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Peru opens criminal investigation of President Castillo

Peru's attorney general's office announced on Sunday it was including President Pedro Castillo in an investigation into alleged crimes including influence peddling, collusion and "criminal organization."

Reuters

German judges visit Peru glacial lake in unprecedented climate crisis lawsuit

Rising greenhouse gases have caused Lake Palcacocha to swell in size which makes the area at risk for a devastating outburst flood

The Guardian - US

A trip revealed how serious Peru is taking the pandemic. My return to Chicago led to infection

When the plane touched down in Chicago, I sighed with relief. After meticulous planning, we were returning from a two-week trip to Lima, Peru. We hadn’t seen my partner’s sister — soon to turn 91 years old — for five years and felt that with thorough precautions, we could keep…

Chicago Tribune

Strong quake strikes Peru, no reports of damage or casualties

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Reuters

Peru rocked by powerful 7.2 earthquake

No injuries have yet been reported

The Independent UK

Peru talks fail again to end standoff at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine

Talks between indigenous Peruvian communities and the government to end a protest that has halted operations at MMG Ltd’s Las Bambas copper mine ended without agreements on Wednesday, Alexander Anglas, an adviser to the communities told Reuters.

Reuters

Peru communities protesting MMG's Las Bambas mine to meet President Castillo

A group of Peruvian indigenous communities that have been protesting MMG Ltd's huge Las Bambas copper mine will meet with President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday in Lima in a new bid to defuse the crisis, a community leader told Reuters.

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The Independent UK

How to make Peruvian beef stir fry

G Daniela Galarza tries a fusion of Indigenous, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese for dinner

Reuters

Peru's Castillo shuffles Cabinet again; replaces mining minister

Peru's President Pedro Castillo shuffled his Cabinet on Sunday, including replacing the interior minister and the important mining minister amid rising tensions over protests in the world's second largest copper producing country.

The Independent UK

Peruvian town finally buries the victims of massacre

Scene of one of the worst massacres of Peru’s internal conflict in the last two decades of the 20th century, the town of Accomarca is closing a chapter that’s been open for more than 35 years

Daily Mirror

Ancient crocodile species discovered after 7-million-year-old fossil found in Peru

According to a Peruvian research team that analyzed jaw and skull remains of the species, the animal likely would have probably crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the coast of South America

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Benzinga

Highlander Silver Announces Exploration Update and Management Change

May 13, 2022 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, British Columbia – Highlander Silver Corp. (CSE:HSLV) (the "Company" or "Highlander") is pleased to provide an update on its exploration activities and plans for the 2022 drilling season on its Alta Victoria and Politunche projects in central Peru and announces the appointment of…

Benzinga

Eloro Resources Upsizes Bought Deal Financing To C$8.5M

Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSXV:ELO) (OTCQX:ELRRF) and Cormark Securities Inc. have agreed to increase the size of the previously announced financing. The underwriter has agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, 2.61 million units at C$3.25 per unit for gross proceeds of ~C$8.5 million. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one…

France 24

Peru's Covid orphans struggle to get by

As Peru slowly emerges from the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, the government is trying to help the country's Covid orphans. According to the medical journal The Lancet, around 100,000 children in Peru lost at least one of their two parents to the pandemic; more than anywhere else in the world. The…

Reuters

Peru community wants its land back, threatening Chinese copper mine

The community of Fuerabamba in the Andean region of Peru was resettled eight years ago to make way for a giant Chinese-owned copper mine, in a $1.2 billion scheme billed as a model solution to protests dogging the South American nation's mining sector.

The Guardian - UK

Author Mario Vargas Llosa backs Bolsonaro over Lula in Brazil election

Peruvian writer criticises incumbent’s ‘clowning around’ but says he is still preferable to former president

The Independent UK

Peruvian beef stir-fry is fusion cooking at its best

Peru’s lomo saltado is fusion cooking at its easiest and most approachable

Reuters

Peru's government postpones meeting with Las Bambas mine protesters until Tuesday

The Peruvian government postponed a meeting scheduled for Saturday with the indigenous communities protesting Las Bambas copper mine due to protest leaders taking too long to respond, Prime Minister Anibal Torres said in a signed document.

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