Lima (EFE).- At least five burials dating from 800 to 2,000 years ago have been uncovered during gas pipeline expansion works in Lima, revealing new evidence of the ancient cultures that once flourished in the Peruvian capital. The remains were found just beneath street level in the upscale Santiago de Surco district, located southwest of … Read more
Hamm, Germany, (EFE).- A German court on Wednesday dismissed a landmark lawsuit filed by Peruvian farmer and mountain guide Saúl Lliuya against energy giant RWE, the German international multi-energy company, over its contribution to climate change and the melting of a glacier near his hometown in the Andes. Despite the loss, the ruling is being … Read more
Lima, (EFE).- Peru’s government imposed a nighttime curfew and authorized military control in the remote Andean district of Pataz, following the abduction and murder of 13 security workers at the Poderosa gold mine. The decision, announced Monday by President Dina Boluarte, comes amid growing national outrage over rampant violence linked to illegal mining. The killings … Read more
By Paula Bayarte Lima (EFE).- The Peruvian Mari Luz Canaquiri and her colleagues won a historic ruling that holds the Marañón River as a subject of a right, which the activist said paves the way to protecting the Amazon. Canaquiri’s struggle earned her the Goldman Prize, considered the environmental Nobel Prize, which honors those who … Read more
Brasilia, (EFE).- Nadine Heredia, former First Lady of Peru, arrived in Brazil on Wednesday under diplomatic asylum granted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government, just hours after receiving a 15-year prison sentence in a high-profile corruption case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. Heredia, wife of former President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016), was flown into … Read more
Lima, Apr 15 (EFE). – Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for money laundering over illegal contributions from former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the Brazilian company Odebrecht to finance his electoral campaigns in 2006 and 2011. Humala’s wife, Nadine Heredia, who directed both campaigns, was also … Read more
Lima (EFE).- The Peruvian government has “unofficial” information that six people have died due to the collapse of a dome in the Real Plaza shopping mall in the city of Trujillo, said Defense Minister Walter Astudillo on Saturday. “According to unofficial information from the departmental commander of the Fire Department of La Libertad, there are … Read more
Lima, Nov. 28 (EFE) – Judges of Peru’s Constitutional Court clashed Wednesday over an opinion that became public the day before that opens once again the possibility of the release of former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes against humanity. The president of the Constitutional Court, Francisco Morales, said … Read more
By Edurne Morillo and Yoko Kaneko Tokyo, 16 Jan (EFE).- The mysteries shrouding Peru’s Nazca Lines have intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a group of Japanese researchers has developed a new theory that the geoglyphs etched into the ground served as paths and routes. The lines forged into myriad figures of animals and plants straddle … Read more