Portal:Peru/News/2010



December


 * December 28 Peru Congress passes bill on stock mkt integration. Reuters
 * December 14 Peruvian Nobel Prize winner slams presidential candidate. CNN
 * December 13 Peru army chief denies U.S. cable about drug links. Reuters
 * December 4 Police kill man holding 33 hostages at Peruvian bank. CNN
 * December 2 Coca leaves first chewed 8,000 years ago, says research. BBC

November


 * November 21 Yale University to return Machu Picchu artefacts. BBC
 * November 10 Former Peru leader Toledo joins presidential race. Reuters
 * November 9 Bourses in Peru, Chile, Colombia to integrate. Reuters
 * November 9 U.S. citizen released from Peruvian prison. CNN
 * November 5 Peru leader marches to demand U.S. return Inca relics. Reuters
 * November 1 Peruvian 'hot plant' may boost libido. CNN

October


 * October 27 Peru's capital has first woman mayor after long recount. BBC
 * October 23 'Andean bomber' Pizarro sets Bundesliga record. Reuters
 * October 21 Peru deal gives landlocked Bolivia coast for own port. BBC
 * October 21 Peruvian soccer players say opponents drugged them. CNN
 * October 18 Farfan faces new Peru ban, two others also in trouble. Reuters
 * October 14 Peruvian President Alan Garcia denies slapping critic. BBC
 * October 14 Peru arrests Shining Path leader, two killed. Reuters
 * October 8 Petrobras discovers 1.7 tcf natural gas in Peru. Reuters
 * October 8 Peru estimates Hunt Oil block has 11 TCF natgas. Reuters
 * October 7 Peru's Vargas Llosa wins 2010 Nobel literature prize. Reuters
 * October 6 Fossilised Peruvian penguin found. BBC
 * October 4 Peru's capital set for first elected female mayor. BBC
 * October 4 Progressives, independents lead Peru regional vote. Reuters
 * October 3 6 people killed in plane crash near Peru's Nazca Lines. CNN

September


 * September 22 Lost language unearthed in a letter found in Peru. Reuters
 * September 14 Peru President backtracks on amnesty decree. CNN
 * September 3 Amazon River level in Peru at 40-year low. BBC

August


 * August 26 How Peru's 'Andean rodeo' is helping save the vicuna. BBC
 * August 18 Peru court revokes parole for US 'rebel' Lori Berenson. BBC

January


 * January 29 Machu Picchu tourists airlifted to safety from floods. BBC BBC BBC

Archive 2009