Humala visits Mexico and Cuba prior to inauguration

Peru’s incoming president, Ollanta Humala, was in Mexico Monday to meet President Felipe Calderon. Humala, who is preparing to take office on July 28, has already traveled through South America and to the United States, where he met President Obama last week. He recently returned from a trip to Venezuela, where he met with President Hugo Chavez, and [...]

San Martin proposes judicial pact with Mexico

The president of Peru’s Judiciary, Cesar San Martin, has proposed creating an agreement with Mexico’s Judicial Branch in order to cooperate on legal matters, state news agency Andina reported. San Martin made the proposal during a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who was in Lima last week as part of a state visit that included [...]

Garcia signs Declaration of Lima with Chilean, Colombian, Mexican counterparts

Peru’s President Alan Garcia and his counterparts from Chile, Colombia and Mexico signed the Declaration of Lima on Thursday, which is aimed at deepening ties between the four countries. The main points of the declaration include establishing a Pacific Alliance to promote regional integration through stronger economic growth, development and better competitiveness, state news agency [...]

After being stranded in Mexico for days, 17 Peruvians make it back home

Seventeen Peruvians stranded in Mexico after Peru suspended all incoming flights from the Aztec country last week finally made it back to Lima aboard a LACSA flight with a special authorization to land in Peru’s capital, reported daily El Comercio on Wednesday.

Peru’s securities regulator suspends Stanford Bank’s activities for 30 days

Peru’s securities and exchange regulator, Conasev, has suspended the operations of Stanford International Bank’s local Lima unit for 30 days, pending an investigation into whether the firm was involved in a money-laundering scheme tied to Mexico’s drug cartels.