Peruvian politics has been plagued by corruption, with the two likely candidates for president each being investigated for graft has it reached a new low?
Read MoreEvery day the streets of the Peruvian capital of Lima get more choked with traffic. Millions of people rely on an informal network of privately-operated buses for transportation. But ‘combis’ and ‘cousters’ are being phased out to make way for more modern transportation.
Read MorePeru’s air force is reopening an office responsible for investigating UFOs due to “increased sightings of anomalous aerial phenomena” in the country’s skies.
Read MorePeru has the fifth biggest supply of fresh water in the Americas. The trouble is it’s on the eastern side of the Andes mountains in the Amazon. Two thirds of population, most of the economic activity and the capital city are the other side which gets just 2% of the nation’s water supply.
Read MoreTwo former presidents investigated for corruption, another serving time convicted for graft and human rights crimes. Roll on 2016.
Read MoreLima’s pre-hispanic ruins or ‘huacas’ under threat as the city expandsÂ
Read MorePeruvian dolphin slaughter: Fishermen use them for shark bait.
Read MoreSocial media accounts boost the profile of the 75-year-old ex president jailed for corruption and authorising death squad killings, even though he doesn’t have access to a computer.
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