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Family demand answers after transgender Harvard student dies in Bali police custody on honeymoon

Rodrigo Ventosilla, of Lima, Peru, was detained on 6 August at Denpasar Airport

The Independent UK

Andean Community nations push for Venezuela, Chile to return to bloc

Representatives of the Andean Community bloc of nations - made up of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, said on Monday that they would like to bring Venezuela and Chile back into the group, as much of South America shifts left.

Reuters

Tourists Riot At Peru’s Ancient Machu Picchu Site

Police and local authorities had to close off the wonder to the hundreds of waiting tourists.

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Peru judge: preventative prison for president's relative

A Peruvian judge has ordered President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law to be held in prison up to 2.5 years while she is investigated for her participation in an alleged money laundering scheme involving the president and first lady

The Independent UK

Peruvian judge sends Castillo's sister-in-law to jail over corruption allegations

The sister-in-law of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was given 30 months of pre-trial detention on Sunday, the most serious escalation so far of a host of criminal investigations that have targeted the leader's inner circle.

Reuters

Latest death by Indigenous tribe highlights rising tensions in Peru

Gean del Aguila’s body was recovered after he disappeared last Sunday when he encountered the Mashco-Piro tribe while fishing

The Guardian - US

Nottingham man caught up in riot after sightseers scammed at Machu Picchu in Peru

"It was pretty chaotic, I didn't eat all day"

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Peru government proposes 9% budget increase for 2023

LIMA - The Peruvian government presented its 2023 budget plan to Congress Friday, proposing a 9% increase from this year's initial budget to 215 billion soles ($55.93 billion).

Reuters

Russian honeytrap spy 'charmed way into NATO command posing as socialite jeweller'

A Russian agent infiltrated NATO command offices in Naples appearing to be a social climber who set up a jewellery design business and had German and Peruvian parents, according to an investigative report

Daily Mirror

LGBT activists question Peru's response to trans man's death in Indonesia

LGBT activists in Peru held a protest on Friday questioning how their government handled the death of a Peruvian transgender man in Indonesia earlier this month who was detained at the airport upon arriving to celebrate his honeymoon.

Reuters

Protesters block Peru's Interoceanic Highway after clashes with police

Hundreds of miners blocked a stretch of Peru's Interoceanic Highway near the border with Brazil on Friday, after a clash between police and protesters the day before left at least one dead and more than a dozen injured.

Reuters

Socialite who charmed Nato staff in Naples was Russian spy, say investigators

GRU officer spent decade posing as Peruvian jewellery designer, say investigative journalists

The Guardian - UK

‘They attacked with machetes’: murder, mafias and illegal mining in Peru’s gold fields

Rising gold prices have led to increasingly violent land grabs, with rightful owners left to defend themselves and the rainforest from attack

The Guardian - UK

Peru's Castillo reshuffles Cabinet yet again as prosecutors ramp up probes

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo reshuffled his Cabinet for the second time in less than three weeks on Wednesday, as prosecutors continue investigations into his close allies and family members.

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Four dead and 16 injured after tourist bus crashes near Peru’s Machu Picchu

Twenty people were on the bus as it plunged off a cliff following a trip to the landmark destination

The Guardian - UK

Anglo-French oil firm threatens Amazon reserve for isolated Indigenous people

Perenco sues Peru government for repeal of law that offers recognition to proposed Napo-Tigre reserve

Evening Standard

Peru bus crash: Four dead and 16 injured in crash near Machu Picchu

A busload of tourists crashed on the return from Machu Picchu leaving four dead and three in intensive care

Irish Mirror

'You could spend six months in Peru and still have more of this amazing country to see - but these are the best bits'

We had a jam-packed itinerary of sand boarding in deserts, hiking to waterfalls, visiting ancient Inca sites while also covering the bucket-list ticks like Machu Picchu and Rainbow Mountain. Here are the best bits you should include in your Peruvian adventure:

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Peruvian ethnic nationalist leader who led uprising is released from prison

The Peruvian leader of a failed 2005 ethnic nationalist uprising was released from prison on Saturday after serving a sentence for leading the rebellion, roiling Peru with the possibility he might re-emerge as an influential political leader.

Tribune News Service

Leader of Peru’s 2005 uprising released early from prison

Antauro Humala, brother of Peru’s former president Ollanta Humala, was released on Saturday afternoon after a reduction in his 19-year sentence because of time devoted to work and education while in prison, according to a video on the RPP Noticias website.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Welcomes Peru's Decision to Withdraw Recognition of SADR

Morocco welcomed on Thursday Peru’s decision to withdraw recognition of the Polisario’s self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). Peru announced the decision after a "recent telephone conversation" between Foreign Minister Miguel Rodriguez Mackay and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita.

Reuters

Analysis-Years of political crises in Peru are finally hitting its economy

Since 2011, Peruvians have lived under seven presidents and seen four ex-leaders detained or wanted on corruption allegations. Yet, in the same period Peru has held onto the unlikely title of the fastest growing major economy in Latin America.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s much easier to stop someone lighting a match than to put out a 1,000-acre fire’

In Peru’s Sacred Valley, a community-led initiative is creating fire prevention brigades to stop devastating wildfires before they even begin

The Independent UK

Ancient Incan technology being used to harvest water to combat Peru’s crisis

Techniques used by servants of the Inca empire 500 years ago could be vital in accessing an increasingly scarce resource

Reuters

Four Latam nations back Castillo as Peru political crisis continues

The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia on Saturday backed the continuation of Pedro Castillo's presidency in Peru, where he is facing several criminal investigations and constant threats of impeachment.

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