America Peru The Machu Picchu site has been reopened for tourism while the ongoing protests against appointed President Dina Boluarte have caused a one month extension of the state of emergency and further deployment of armed forces
America Peru Despite the ongoing protests asking for a legitimate and elected leader, the state’s congress has rejected the possibility of early elections, arguing that it’s unconstitutional and dangerous due to the country’s current fragile state
America Peru Over 200 students protesting against the government’s handling of the coup attempt have been arrested; the EU has responded condemning Peru’s actions for excess of violence against its citizens
America Peru The country’s top prosecutor’s office launched an investigation on new President Dina Boluarte, as deadly protests have swept the state following the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo, leaving over 40 people dead
America Peru The country's Constitutional Court has ordered the demolition of a 10-kilometre wall that separates a rich neighbourhood of Lima from a poor one, ruling it discriminatory and unacceptable to divide its people by social classes
America Peru Hundreds of new pieces of artwork have been discovered in the ancient Nazca plain, which is a significant step forward for scientists to figure out more about the indigenous people that used to walk those lands
America Peru President Pedro Castillo announced that he was dissolving the Congress and using emergency powers to call new elections; considered as a coup d’état, he has now been impeached and replaced by his deputy Dina Boluarte
America Peru Authorities have had to sacrifice nearly 40.000 birds in a chicken farm due to one of the country’s heaviest bird flu epidemics in its history, which has also already naturally killed over 5.000 pelicans in recent weeks
America Peru The country was isolated from international flights and exports for several days, as its main international airport, Jorge Chavez Airport, suffered from a major airplane collision that left the whole airport shut down
America Peru The government has established a ‘digital transformation policy’ that will aim at giving internet access to 100% of its population by 2030, mainly through giving internet services to rural areas and holding digital workshops for the elderly
America Peru A group of 70 tourists in a boat was held hostage in the Amazon by local tribes as a form of protest towards the government, as a recent oil spill in the area hasn’t yet been addressed and has tremendously affected the nearby wildlife
America Peru The country has singed an agreement with the Vatican City to repatriate three Peruvian mummies dating from pre-Hispanic civilisations, in a step forward to re-establish dialogue and respect towards the country’s traditions and property
America Peru La Oroya village has filed a formal complaint in an international court about how their health has suffered for decades due to environmental damage caused by mining companies extracting metals in their area, and the state allegedly ignoring the situation