Peru
Damaged pipeline leaks 3,000 barrels of oil into Peru’s Amazon region
Ruptures in Peru’s main oil pipeline have spilled 3,000 barrels of crude in an Amazonian region, operator Petroperu said.
Peru riled by Greenpeace stunt at Nazca lines
Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a...
Scientist rescued from underground cave in Peru after 12 days
A Spanish cave explorer has been rescued after spending 12 days trapped about 400 metres (1,300ft) underground in a cave in Peru’s remote Amazon...
Peru declares state of emergency as village wiped out by earthquake
At least eight people were killed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit rural southern Peru over the weekend, emergency authorities said on Sunday as...
Peru shaken, but unscathed, by massive earthquake
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck southern Peru, shaking the country’s capital Lima 500km away but appearing not to have triggered widespread...
New Peru law removes environmental safeguards to ‘bolster investment’
Dozens of international groups, the United Nations, and even Peru’s own citizen ombudsman are objecting to a new law that weakens environmental protections...
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