Tourists leave Puno amid escalating protests
May 27, 2011 by Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES · Leave a Comment
More than 200 tourists who were stranded in southern Peru’s Puno department due to protests against mining activities have managed to leave the area, according to the president of the Regional Chamber of Tourism (Caretur), Manuel Quiñones. The tourists were able to leave the region through the airport at Juliaca, state news agency Andina reported. [...]
Peru Ombudsman: Social conflicts total 252 in February
March 11, 2010 by cub · Leave a Comment
The Public Ombudsman’s Office registered and monitored 252 social conflicts in the country last month, down slightly from 260 in January, according to a report they released this week. The ombudsmen’s office said 160 of the conflicts, about 63 percent, are active, while 92 are inactive. Discussions to resolve the conflicts are currently taking place [...]
Social conflicts up by nearly 250 percent since Peru’s Garcia took office
September 8, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Social conflicts have shot up from 84 in July 2006 – a month after Peru President Alan Garcia was elected as APRA’s presidential candidate in a runoff election – to 284 this past month, reported daily El Comercio on Tuesday. Of the 284 social conflicts tracked last month, more than 60 percent were related to [...]
Peru Interior Ministry to monitor social conflicts in collaboration with Ombudsman’s Office
July 30, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Nearly two months after the deadly Bagua clashes that left 34 dead and hundreds of people injured, Peru Interior Minister Octavio Salazar Miranda announced Wednesday the creation of a special office to monitor social conflicts and prevent any further outbreaks of violence. “We have to evaluate the situation. We can’t watch events unfold from a [...]
