Alan Garcia

By Mitra Taj and Terry Wade LIMA, May 10 (Reuters) - President Ollanta Humala wants to lure more foreign investment to Peru while trying to ease tensions over natural resources in rural areas largely left behind by a long economic boom. Since being...

LIMA, May 3 (Reuters) - Peru's attorney general is opening the financial records of two-time former president and likely 2016 presidential candidate Alan Garcia as part of a preliminary corruption inquiry, the government said on Friday. The government...

(Repeats to widen distribution) * High-ranking official set to resign over changes * Law would apply mostly to energy industry in Amazon, not mining in Andes * Excluding Quechua-speaking communities could cause frustration * Concerns about billions in...

* High-ranking official set to resign over changes * Law would apply mostly to energy industry in Amazon, not mining in Andes * Excluding Quechua-speaking communities could cause frustration * Concerns about billions in investments By Mitra Taj and...

At the top of the mountain, where an attendant will take your $46 ticket, foot traffic is steady and cellphone reception is excellent. At the bottom of the same mountain, the town teems with pizzerias, tourists chatter in half a dozen languages and a...

El tercer puesto logrado por la selección peruana en la Copa América provocó celebraciones en Lima, donde además el presidente de Perú, Alan García, ofreció el avión presidencial para trasladar a Lima al combinado nacional. El objetivo de García es que...

Peru's president declares state of emergency as protests against proposed mine continue...

Peru's President Ollanta Humala will swear in one new minster late Sunday and possibly reshuffle other positions....

El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, es uno de los fenómenos políticos más interesantes de los últimos años. Sobre todo en su país, donde ganó dos elecciones con 52 y 64 por ciento de los votos (en 2005 y 2009). Eso hace suponer que la mayoría de los...

Operators of a proposed gold and copper mine in northern Peru suspended the project Tuesday night at the government's request after six days of protests that grew increasingly violent...

The outgoing president of Peru, Alan Garcia, is bringing a gargantuan statue of Jesus to a hill overlooking the capital, Lima. The "Christ of the Pacific" monument, set to be inaugurated later this month on the Morro Solar hill in southern Lima, is a 120-...

The daughter of Alberto Fujimori, the jailed former president of Peru, has launched a campaign to claim her dad's old job and is a strong contender in a wide field leading into elections next year. As expected, Keiko Fujimori announced her candidacy...