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FeatureChina Railway leads consortium to study Lima-Ica rail service
A Chinese-Peruvian consortium is to develop a preinvestment profile for a 323 km railway on the south coast between Lima and Ica.
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Corruption, Law & Justice, PoliticsKeiko Fujimori leaves prison after 13 months
Keiko Fujimori, leader of the Fuerza Popular party, was released late Friday evening from the women’s prison in Chorrillos, in south Lima, following the Constitutional Court’s decision earlier this week. Fujimori had served 13 months of an 18-month pre-trial custody sentence.
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Corruption, Law & Justice, PoliticsKeiko Fujimori to be released following Constitutional Court ruling
Keiko Fujimori is expected to leave the women’s prison in Chorrillos today or at the latest by the weekend, now that the Constitutional Court has published its decision to grant her release. The leader of the Fuerza Popular party has been in prison since Oct.31 last year. Her pre-trial custody […]
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Business, Corruption, Law & Justice, PoliticsKeiko Fujimori’s 2011 campaign funded in cash by Credicorp and other private companies
The Constitutional Court has postponed until next week its debate on the appeal to release Keiko Fujimori from prison, where she is being held during investigations into alleged money laundering and obstruction of justice. The Court’s president, Ernesto Blume, is in favor of her release.
Travel / Tourism
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Romance and chivalry take a beating from consumer protection institute
October 29, 2019La Rosa Nautica, Lima’s iconic pier restaurant in Miraflores, was slapped with a S/ 210,000 fine (about $65,000) by the consumer protection institute, Indecopi, for discrimination against [...]
- Gracias a la Vida — Part Three: The Cordillera Huayhuash
- Gracias a la Vida — Part Two: The Callejón de Huaylas
- Court orders Cusco hotel to be demolished
Archaeology
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A Stairway to Heaven – Ruins with a View
July 5, 2018By Gary Ziegler ✐ The Andean Research Expedition Report 2018 ☄ “Steve, bail out!” I shouted. Horrified, I [...] -
Drones Help Discover Desert Drawings in Palpa, near Nazca
April 9, 2018Aerial photographs of over 50 ancient drawings in the desert near Nazca have been made public, following the completion of a [...] -
The Road to Ruins
January 5, 2017By Gary Ziegler ✐ The Andean Research Expedition Report 2016 ☄ “Follow the roads; they lead to ruins.” ~ Gene Savoy [...]
- Peru’s Tourism on a Roll
- Archaeological Homecoming: Largest Recovery of Antiquities Returns to Peru
- Land Invaders Ousted from Toro Muerto Site
Politics
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Premier Del Solar goes to Congress
April 4, 2019Premier Salvador del Solar, just under a month since he was sworn in to replace Cesar Villanueva, is in Congress today to present [...] -
Keiko Fujimori’s party clashes with Congress President on new caucuses
December 20, 2018Lawmakers in Keiko Fujimori’s Fuerza Popular party are waging an open battle with the president of the Congress, Daniel [...] -
Teachers Suspend Strike
July 4, 2018A national teachers’ strike that began June 18 has been suspended. According to Pedro Castillo, who leads the regional faction [...]
- Peru: Population 31.2 Million, More or Less
- Round Two: Congress To Debate Presidential Impeachment
- U.S. Secretary of State’s visit to Peru: Venezuela on the Agenda















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