Tag: Peru
Peru: Yanapp, an application to fight against the rise in feminicides
Ninety-five cases of feminicides were recorded in Peru between January and July 2023, a figure up sharply from last year. To try to reduce this figure and control sexist violence…
Peru: discovery of a 340-ton sea “monster”, “the heaviest that has ever existed on Earth”
In the desert of Peru, a team of sixteen researchers has just published in the journal “Nature” the results of their study on the Perucetus colossus, a cetacean that lived…
In Peru, an epidemic of Guillain-Barré syndrome worries the health authorities
It is the return of the state of health emergency in Peru, for at least three months. This time, due to a mysterious spike in the number of cases of…
Former Peruvian Prime Minister Chavez detained
According to the national media report, Chavez, who was taken from his home in the city of Tacna under the supervision of police teams, was temporarily taken to a prison…
Peru: Minister of Health resigns after criticism of her handling of the dengue epidemic
Peru’s Health Minister Kelly Portalatino has resigned. In question, there is the outburst of criticism over its management of the dengue epidemic. A health crisis that has already killed more…
A 3,000-year-old mummy was found near the capital of Peru – an archaeologist thinks that this was perhaps a sacrifice to the gods
The mummy is believed to have belonged to the Manchay civilization. It developed in the central parts of the Peruvian coast between 1,500 and 1,000 BC. Peruvian archaeologists have found…
Gold mine fire kills at least 27
At least twenty-seven workers died in a fire in a gold mine in the region of Arequipa, in the south of Peru, announced on Sunday May 7, the authorities. The…
Peru: report highlights violence of protest crackdown
In Peru, the government has been singled out by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. A special mission from the IACHR had gone to the country to investigate possible human…
Peru declares state of emergency to control immigration
Peru declared a state of emergency in seven border regions on Wednesday. A way, according to President Dina Boluarte, to better control immigration. This decision by the Council of Ministers…
High migratory tension at the border between Chile and Peru
Dozens of migrants have been stranded between Chile and Peru for several days. The UN Refugee Agency is concerned about the fate of families who then find themselves trapped between…