Peru

Due to the ongoing manifestations caused by the country’s rising prices, the government has decided to reduce gas taxes by 90% and present a new bill to exonerate taxes from certain food products

According to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), national formal employment increased by 6.5% in the month of January

The state’s congress has approved President Castillo’s impeachment trial due to the corruption allegations posed against him

Enzo Romero, a Peruvian mechatronics engineer, will be one of the remarkable individuals of TED Fellows 2022, since he invented a low-cost human prosthesis that has aided many disabled low-income individuals

The government sued the oil company Repsol for the spilling of over 10.000 barrels of oil which took place near Lima on Jan 15, causing environmental damage in over 50 km of national coastline

Thanks to the Civil Association “Cintalapa de Corazon”, last week 100 indigenous families received a functioning toilet for their homes

The country has decided to close 80 ports as well as all maritime recreational activities since the anomalous currents caused by the Tonga eruption might pose a threat to the Pacific coasts

More consequences of the Pacific vulcano underwater eruption, as two women lost their lives while traveling along the shore at Naylamp beach, in Chiclayo, Lambayeque, when their vehicle was caught by waves and dragged out to sea

The Consumer Price Index registers +6,43% inflation rate at the end of 2021, the highest it has ever been in the last 13 years, affecting mainly the gas and real estate industries

The World Travel Awards (WTA) granted the country with three distinctive recognitions: World’s leading cultural destination, best culinary site, and top tourist attraction of 2021

UNESCO formally acknowledged and congratulated the nation’s authorities for effectively protecting and preserving the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Cusco

President Pedro Castillo pledged support to all of the affected people by the recent 7.5-magnitude earthquake, he also stated that the government will take immediate action to repair all of the structural damages in the northern part of the country