Humala: Peru To Start Development Of Southern Andean Gas Pipeline

President Ollanta Humala, dressed in a south Amazon-style tunic or cushma and a feathered headdress, announced in the Cusco town of Quillabamba the plans to begin construction of the Southern Andean Gas Pipeline. The pipeline, which will be more than 1,000 kilometers long, is to transport gas from the Camisea fields in the Amazonian jungle in [...]

Peru departments of Tacna and Moquegua declare state of emergency because of fruit fly plague

The southern departments of Tacna and Moquegua have declared a 150-day state of emergency because of a fruit fly plague that has spoiled peach, papaya, orange and mandarin crops, daily Peru21 reported Thursday.