· December, 2009

Stories about Peru from December, 2009

Peru: The History of the Airline AeroPerú

  23 December 2009

Arturo of the blog Crónicas del Basurero [es] takes a look back at the Pervuian state airline AeroPerú, which was in operation from 1973-1999 and which had been privatized during that period. He also writes about the recent rumors that a group of investors are planning to restart operations.

Peru: Deaths in Huancabamba Protests

  22 December 2009

Two residents of the Peruvian province of Huancabamba were killed during a recent protest against mining activity, and Caviar de Cianuro [es] writes about the recent investigation findings that they were shot in the back.

Peru: Encounters with Taxi Driver Scams

  4 December 2009

Jacqueline shares on her blog two encounters in Lima [es] with the same taxi driver: on the first one she cried after hearing about the driver's son accident; on the second one, she realized he was a scammer.