New Defense Minister says pacifying VRAE a priority

Peru’s next Minister of Defense, Daniel Mora, said Thursday that gaining control of the coca growing Apurimac and Ene river valleys, or VRAE, will be a priority for the ministry, state news agency Andina reported. Mora, a retired general, was appointed by President-elect Ollanta Humala on Thursday to lead the Ministry of Defense. The VRAE, [...]

Peru government harshly criticized for turning down $2 million donation for museum

Over the weekend, Peru’s leading op-ed columnists continued to criticize President Alan Garcia’s decision to reject a $2 million donation from the German government to build a museum to honor the memory of 70,000 people who died as a result of Peru’s 1980-2000 civil war. The criticism prompted President García to admit that the successive [...]