Peru

By Camilo Gómez When people think of Peru, they imagine archeological sites like Machu Picchu and delicious food, but few outsiders know that in Lima, the nation’s capital, is the largest film library in Latin America. The collection…
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EspañolSunday, June 5 begins Peru's runoff election, prompting thousands of Peruvians to march on Tuesday, May 31 while chanting "Keiko Won't Go" in protest of Fujimori's candidacy. It was one of the last demonstration before the…
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EspañolOn Sunday, April 10, Peruvians went to the polls to decide who would compete in the second round of the presidential election. Former dictator Alberto Fujimori’s daughter Keiko Fujimori was victorious with just over 39 percent…
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EspañolThe National Tax Administration of Peru (Sunat) and the National Police searched the Lima office of Mossack Fonseca — the company connected to the #PanamaPapers leak —  around noon earlier this week, according to Gestión. The…
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What started out as a routine parking violation outside of Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport has now quickly turned into a local controversy. On Sunday, three days after the arrest of Silvana Buscaglia Zapler, the Superior Court…
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Español In a little under three months, the Pacific Alliance is set to celebrate its four-year anniversary. Founded on April 28, 2011, the Pacific Alliance is a trade bloc whose main is goal is to promote greater integration among its…
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Thailand has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Chile — although it still awaits legislative approval — and upgraded ties with Peru to a strategic partnership ahead of the 21st Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in…
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Part I Another Peruvian president faces evaporating public support, a fractious opposition and civil unrest in the interior. This time it’s President Ollanta Humala (pictured), a former military officer who in his second run for office in…
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