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Hundreds of tourists are stuck in the Picchu.
About 300 tourists from around the world have been stranded in Machu Picchu after Peru declared a state of emergency amid protests over the ouster of President Pedro Castillo. Trains to and from Machu Picchu were halted on Tuesday, according to a statement from PeruRail, Peru’s railway operator in the south and southeast regions of…
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The rapid descent of Pedro Castillo went from the president to the prisoner.
Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo was on Thursday ordered to be jailed for 18 months after a judge ruled that he is suspected of corruption. Castillo was ousted by lawmakers last week after they voted to impeach him over allegations of corruption and misuse of power. The protests set off by Castillo’s ouster have killed…
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President Dina Boluarte does not rule out elections after Castillo’s ousting.
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte said she will ask the country’s Congress to dissolve the Parliament and organise elections to replace her and Congress. Boluarte was sworn in as the country’s President after lawmakers chose to defy ex-President Pedro Castillo, who ordered the dissolution of Congress and hold early elections to keep his job. This came…
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The rapid descent of Pedro Castillo from President to prisoner.
Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached and arrested former President Pedro Castillo, making Dina Boluarte the country’s first female President. The Congress voted to impeach Castillo after he announced that he was dissolving Congress and installing an emergency government. Boluarte is a lawmaker from Castillo’s party and the first woman President in Peru’s history.