Indigenous representatives, Gana Peru lawmakers call for approval of prior consultation

Representatives of indigenous communities and legislators from President Ollanta Humala’s ruling Gana Peru party called on Congress Thursday to approve the prior consultation law soon. Lawmaker Eduardo Nayap, a member of the Awajun indigenous community, said the law will improve social inclusion and prevent social conflicts, which have mired numerous mining and energy projects during the [...]

Mayor of Gothenburg says city will return Paracas textiles to Peru

The mayor of the Swedish city of Gothenburg, Anneli Hulthen, has said the town will return some 100 items from the Paracas culture to Peru, daily La Republica reported. The mayor sent an official letter to Peru recognizing the country as the owners of Paracas textiles that were smuggled out of Peru in 1931 and 1939, [...]

Environment Minister says tackling social conflicts is “urgent”

Peru’s Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke said Monday that tackling social conflicts in the country will be an “urgent” task in his portfolio, state news agency Andina reported. Social conflicts sky-rocketed during the Alan Garcia’s administration. When Garcia took office in 2006, Peru’s ombudsman – the Defensoria del Pueblo – reported about 80 social conflicts in the [...]

Ollanta Humala inaugurated as Peru’s president

Ollanta Humala was sworn in as Peru’s president on Thursday during a ceremony at Congress that included presidents from almost all South and Central America, the Prince of Asturias, and foreign dignataries. The 49-year-old left-leaning former army officer takes office for a five-year term with pledges to maintain Peru’s strong economic growth while improving social [...]

Humala builds relations with Chile

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala returned to Lima Wednesday evening, following a meeting with President Sebastian Piñera of Chile earlier in the day. “I feel this trip has been worth the effort,” state news agency Andina reported Humala as saying. “We have established an open channel to which to have direct communication for solving any impasse, any [...]

Van der Sloot may qualify for extradition under Peru-Netherlands treaty

Peru and the Netherlands have signed an extradition agreement that may allow Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot to serve his sentence in the Netherlands. Peruvian Foreign Relations Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde signed the agreement with his Dutch counterpart, Uri Rosenthal, on Thursday, daily La Republica reported.  The main reason for the treaty is [...]

Former ombudsman urges next administration to focus on drug trade

Peru’s former ombudsman, Beatriz Merino, warned this week that the next government should make combating the growing drug trade a priority or the country could face major problems. “Drug trafficking is today the main problem in the country and the next administration will have to make it their number one problem and priority, or we [...]

President García gives last official speech to the nation; highlights achievements during second administration

President Alan García gave his last official speech to the nation on Wednesday during the 189th anniversary of Peru’s independence and less than a year before he leaves office. García touched on a variety of topics during his speech at Peru’s Congress, outlining the advances he believes have been made in the country since he [...]

Obama: U.S. to continue to support Peru’s democracy, human rights issues

The United States will continue to work with Peru to promote democracy, human rights, press freedoms, economic development and poverty reduction, President Barack Obama told reporters following a meeting on Tuesday with the President of Peru, Alan García. “These are all issues on which President García has some excellent track records of success in his [...]

Peruvian exports to Brazil double in first two months of 2010

In the first two months of 2010, Peruvian exports to Brazil more than doubled their value during the same period last year. According to state news agency Andina, Peruvian exports to South America’s largest nation and economy in January and February totaled $126 million, up from $60 million in 2009. Peru’s main exports to Brazil [...]

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