Monday 9 December Battle of Ayacucho in Peru
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle took place on the high plateau near Ayacucho,…
Peru: A Stable Latin American Hub
VITAL STATISTICS Location: Northwestern South America Neighbors: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador Capital City: Lima Population (2023): 33.8 million Official language: Spanish GDP per…
China’s $1.3 Billion Peru Gamble Redraws Global Trade
A new $1.3 billion deep-water megaport in Peru will likely become the latest battleground in a rumbling trade dispute between the US and China. The…
At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump | Politics News
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden. But Xi’s words on Saturday…
Biden, Xi Jinping meet for final time at Peru summit as Trump looms large
1 of 2 | President Joe Biden speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday in Lima. Biden conferred with his Chinese counterpart, Xi…
The opening up of the Chancay Port in Peru and its role in the Chinese Maritime Silk Road
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Peru in Latin America to inaugurate the new Chinese port project in Chansai, north of Lima, Peru, coincided with…
US, South Korea and Japan slam ‘dangerous’ ties between Russia, North Korea | Russia-Ukraine war News
The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan have held a joint news conference to denounce the growing military cooperation between North Korea…
Violencia y la salud mental de las personas LGTBIQ+ en Perú
El II Estudio de Salud Mental LGBTIQ+, realizado por la organización Más Igualdad, analiza el impacto de la violencia en la salud mental de las…
China’s president will unveil a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressIsabel Debre And Franklin BricenoPublished Nov 14, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article…
Gustavo Gutierrez, champion of Christian liberation theology, dies | Religion News
An advocate for the world’s ‘poor and exploited’, Gutierrez promoted ideals that revolutionised the Latin American church.Peruvian priest Gustavo Gutierrez, regarded as the father of…
Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case | Courts News
Alejandro Toledo is the latest Latin American leader to be implicated in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.Peruvian ex-President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to more than…
Video: Global protests call for end to Gaza war on one-year anniversary | Protests
NewsFeedProtesters gathered in cities worldwide to call for an end to the genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, on the first anniversary of the October 7…
Tuesday 8 October Battle of Angamos in Peru
The Battle of Angamos (Combate naval de Angamos) was a naval battle fought on October 8th 1879, during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Also…
The Indigenous ‘watchmen’ safeguarding Peru’s isolated tribes | Indigenous Rights
Balta, Peru – On an overcast afternoon in April, Nolasco Torres and Freddy Capitan navigate their canoe along a jungle-veiled ravine. Along the route, they…
Peru holds funeral for Fujimori, former president linked to rights abuses | Conflict News
Fujimori’s funeral draws well-wishers as well as detractors as debate over his legacy continues to roil the country.Peru is holding a state funeral for former…
Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86 | Politics News
Polarising Latin American leader had been released from prison in December on humanitarian grounds.Alberto Fujimori, the polarising former leader of Peru who was credited with…
Sebastian Munoz: Player in Peru sent off for peeing mid-match
Watch the moment Atletico Awajun striker Sebastian Munoz was sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to urinate by the side of the pitch during…
Brit arrested as police smashes major cocaine-smuggling ring in Peru
A BRITON was arrested when police smashed a major cocaine-smuggling ring in Peru.Anthony Cooper and Irishman Leonardo Richards, 40, were caught with two suitcases packed…
In the Andes, glaciers are shrinking fast, endangering millions | Climate Crisis
On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed…
Bus crash kills at least 20 people in Peru’s Andes | transport News
Twenty others injured after bus veered off a cliff in the south-central Andes region of Ayacucho, police official says.A bus crash in Peru’s Andes mountains…