Chang: Executive to name high level commission for talks on irrigation project when protests stop

Peru’s Executive will name a high level commission for talks with residents in Cuzco’s Espinar province when protests over the Majes-Siguas II irrigation project stop, Prime Minister Jose Antonio Chang said. “The high level commission will be named at the same time when [the protests] are lifted and once it is installed [the commission] will [...]

Puno residents protest Inambari hydroelectric project

Conditions in Peru’s southern Puno department are reportedly returning to normal as a 48-hour protest against a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric project winds down on Friday, according to state-run news agency Andina. More than 600 people from the district of San Gabán arrived in the city of Puno on Thursday to protest the construction of the [...]