Retired army general: Fujimori behind death squad cover-up
The retired army general whose career was ended when he blew the whistle on the Colina group death squad, told a courtroom Friday that ex-President Alberto Fujimori “did everything possible to cover-up the criminals and the authors of the assassinations at La Cantuta and Barrios Altos.”Fujimori, who faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of sanctioning the death squad, appeared unfazed by Rodolfo Robles’ testimony, as he was caught by news photographers going over handwritten notes for an apparent campaign run in 2011.. […]
Feature - Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008
Garcia announces 48-hour house cleaning at state-run Materials Bank
Peru president shuts down subsedized housing bank
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Video - Posted on Monday, April 14, 2008
Former third man from the top of the Peruvian army hierarchy says Fujimori is guilty of sanctioning death squad
The former third highest ranking officer in Peru’s army testified yesterday that ex-President Alberto Fujimori is directly to blame for the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres, carried out by the Colina group paramilitary death squad.
“The President of the Republic, in this case the accused, Fujimori, is the one who decides what type of war […]
Crime, Feature, Human Rights, Law & Justice, Politics - Posted on Thursday, May 8, 2008
Peruvian police dogs sniff out more than 4 tons of cocaine destined for Italy
Police showed off more than four metric tons of cocaine Sunday, seized a day earlier in the port of Callao after drug-sniffing dogs identified the drugs hidden in a shipment of bentonite, a mineral clay used to make bricks.
The 4.3 tons of cocaine was recovered from four cargo containers in 219 plastic bags, mixed in […]
Coca/Cocaine, Law & Justice - Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008
Peru as the next domino in Chavez’s oily socialist plot: How the Wall Street Journal blew the story
By Rick Vecchio ~
The decision last week by the European Parliament to reject inclusion of Peru’s Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement on its list of known terrorist groups has reverberated through Peru with hardly any notice taken by English language news media — with one very notable exception: The Wall Street Journal. And boy, did they […]
Andean Region, Columnists, Feature, Human Rights, Insurgency, Law & Justice, Media, Opinion - Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Congress votes to relocate Cerro de Pasco to protect population from mining contamination
Peru’s Congress voted unanimously last night to call for the relocation of Cerro de Pasco, a mining town and provincial capital high in Peru’s central Andes, where the air is thin and low in oxygen, the ground is rich in copper, zinc and silver, and the people are awash in acid rain.
Congress voted 95-0 in […]
Environment, Mining - Posted on Friday, May 9, 2008
Puno’s regional president pushes referendums for more independence from Peru’s central government
Puno’s regional president appears poised for a new round of confrontation with Peru’s central government after his council passed legislation he hopes to use to hold referendums challenging Peru’s free trade agreement with the United States and questioning the Constitution.
“The population has the right to express itself on political issues and the economy, for example, […]
Andean Region, Lima, Politics, Provinces - Posted on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
UNESCO official reportedly backs Peru’s demand for Yale to return Machu Picchu relics
The top representative of UNESCO in Lima said Sunday that Peru was well within its rights to demand Yale University return ten of thousands of artifacts and remains taken on loan nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, official state news agency Andina reported.
“The logical thing is for Peruvians to have […]
Archaeology, Exploration, Feature, Travel/Tourism - Posted on Monday, May 5, 2008
New train companies to compete on the Machu Picchu line
One new company, possibly two, will be competing with Peru Rail later this year, providing more railroad services on the highly-prized line to the pre-hispanic citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru’s key tourist attraction.
The first company to be granted the license is Inca Rail, formed by the Peruvian company Grupo Crosland and Turistren of Colombia as […]
Business, Travel/Tourism - Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
