72-hour strike coming up in Iquitos

Loreto region, with its capital in the jungle city of Iquitos, plans to hold a 72-hour general strike on the 4th-6th of June as a protest against new government tax projects. This is expected to impact flights, transport, and travel to the region.

Cold temperatures expected in Lima, and extreme cold in Puno

Temperatures in the Puno region are set to drop as low as -27°C (-17°F) in June, according to state meteorological service SENAMHI.  Temperatures in the city of Puno fell below freezing this week, while in the Puno town of Masocruz -16°C (3°F) was recorded.
Regions located above 3,800m altitude, such as the Lake Titicaca region, [...]

Pachacamac to present one-off Andean experimental concert tomorrow

The Pachacamac group will be performing a special concert of Andean music based on pre-Hispanic cultures, myths and legends at the CAFAE-SE cultural center this Thursday.
The group works in musical composition and experimentation using traditional Andean instruments such as the pan pipes and the charango, a small guitar-like instrument that emerged during colonial types so [...]

Aymara New Year to be celebrated at Mollocco ruins

A ceremony will be held on June 21st at the archaeological site of Mollocco in Puno, near Lake Titicaca, to celebrate Aymara New Year or Pacha Kuti.
The ritual is intended both for tourists and for locals, as a way to promote their living Andean cultural heritage. It is held on the date of the [...]

Weather forecast

While the dense cloud and temperatures as low as 12°C are set to continue in Lima, Peru’s weather service has also issued a warning of strong coastal winds, which may cause dangers for coastal and water sports activities.
In the southern mountains of Peru, and particularly in the Puno and Cuzco areas, the current freezing [...]

Bus crash outside Lima leaves one dead, 22 injured

A crash between a local bus and a heavy truck left one passenger dead and 22 wounded in Chaclacayo yesterday. The public transport vehicle was headed from the popular weekend destination of Chosica to Lima, about 30km away, when it struck a goods vehicle that suddenly pulled out of a fuel station.
A 19-year-old woman was [...]

200 traditional dishes in Lamas for Corpus Christi

The district of Lamas in San Martin, north-eastern Peru, is to hold a special festival on the day of Corpus Christi, June 9th. The local government’s tourism representative, Tomas Cotrina, told RPP News that his city plans an event with local folk dances, over 200 different traditional dishes, and cocktails based on cane liquor, cinnamon [...]

Lima bus prices set to rise up to 50%

 
Lima’s urban transport prices may be set to rise by 20-50% due to increases in fuel costs, according to East Lima transport corporation leader Julio Raurau.
He explained that this month’s price increase, by around 80 centimos per gallon, have forced the corporation to conduct a technical study into price increases to offset costs.
He said that [...]

Grounded LAN passengers “were never in danger”

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Passengers of LAN flight 627 were never in danger, according to company sources. The flight running from Mexico City to Lima, was forced to land in Chiclayo, 1000km (600 miles) north of Peru’s capital after receiving news that the country’s main international airport was closed due to dense fog.
On ground inspection, the aircraft [...]

Peru’s heritage at risk from organized crime

Police officials reported three thefts of religious and cultural heritage yesterday. In Huancayo an ancient bronze church bell was removed from its belfry over night, probably for sale as scrap metal, in the fourth church theft reported in the Mantaro Valley so far this year.
The Mantaro is a popular destination for Peruvian tourists, as [...]