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☆ Peru Awards China's Jinzhao $405 Million Port Construction Contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-22 | by ( March | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Marco AquinoLIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government said on Friday it has awarded a subsidiary of Chinese firm Jinzhao a contract to build a port in the south of the Andean nation, expected to require $405 million in investments. As part of the deal, Jinzhao Peru will receive a concession to operate the port for 30 years, according to the head of state investment agency Proinversion, Jose Salardi. With the project, Jinzhao will become the second Chinese firm to build and operate a port in Peru, one of the world's top copper producers. In the north of Peru, a subsidiary of Chinese firm Cosco Shipping Ports is building a "megaport" set to kick off operations at the end of this year. Jinzhao's port, in the southern region of Ica, is near its Pampa de Pongo iron project, set to require a $2.34 billion investment in its "pre-feasibility stage."

Persons: Marco Aquino LIMA, Proinversion, Jose Salardi, Salardi, Marco Aquino, Kylie Madry, Leslie Adler Organizations: Reuters, Jinzhao, Cosco Shipping Locations: Peruvian, Jinzhao Peru, Peru, Ica, Pampa

☆ 'Murderer!': Peru President Faces Fierce Backlash in Slain Protesters' Hometown
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte faced fierce backlash on Saturday from residents during a visit to the southern Andean region of Ayacucho, where 10 people were reported killed during anti-government protests in December 2022. Unverified videos shared on social media show people pushing up against security officials shouting "Dina is a murderer!" Local media reported that she was taken away by police but not detained. The December 2022 protests broke out after former President Pedro Castillo was ousted and arrested while illegally trying to close Congress. His vice-president, Boluarte, was rapidly sworn in but dozens died in ensuing protests, mostly in southern Peru.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Dina, Ruth Barcena, Leonardo Hancco, Barcena, Pedro Castillo, Boluarte, Jorge Otarola, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Marco Aquino, Sandra Maler Organizations: Reuters, Local Locations: LIMA, Peruvian, Ayacucho, Peru, Mexico City, Lima

☆ Peru's deadly gold mine attack highlights growing security risk, costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The attack has highlighted a growing risk for miners in the Andean nation, the world's no. "Security is now one of the main costs," Poderosa corporate affairs manager Pablo de la Flor told Reuters after the attack. Thousands of trucks of illegal gold were taken out, it said. "There is a black market for minerals," said Gustavo Ramirez, who studies illegal mining for SNMPE. Illegal miners are estimated to produce around another 30 tons.

Persons: Cristobal Bouroncle, Rights LIMA, Pablo de la Flor, De la Flor, Saturday's, la Flor, Poderosa, Gustavo Ramirez, Marco Aquino, Alexander Villegas, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Rights, Reuters, National Society of Mining, Petroleum, Energy, Peru's Ministry of Energy, Mining, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Thomson Locations: Madre de Dios , Peru, Peru, Pataz, India, Switzerland, Canada, Bolivia

☆ Nine dead after armed men raid Peru's Poderosa mine - ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Nine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided Peru's Poderosa mine with explosives and took hostages, the Interior Ministry said late on Saturday. Police have "taken control of the situation", seven people have been arrested and weapons seized, the ministry said in a statement, adding it had ordered special forces to the area to support local police. The attackers entered the mine shaft, using explosive charges, "violently confronting internal security personnel from the company and taking four people hostage", the ministry said. Peru is the world's second-largest producer of copper, and an important silver and gold producer. Reporting by Marco Aquino in Lima and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln Feast and William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LIMA, Peru's, Pedro Castillo, Marco Aquino, Lincoln, William Mallard Organizations: Interior Ministry, Saturday . Police, Thomson Locations: Peru, Lima, Bengaluru

☆ Nine Dead After Armed Men Raid Peru's Poderosa Mine - Ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dec. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA (Reuters) -Nine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided Peru's Poderosa mine with explosives and took hostages, the Interior Ministry said late on Saturday. Police have "taken control of the situation", seven people have been arrested and weapons seized, the ministry said in a statement, adding it had ordered special forces to the area to support local police. The attackers entered the mine shaft, using explosive charges, "violently confronting internal security personnel from the company and taking four people hostage", the ministry said. Peru is the world's second-largest producer of copper, and an important silver and gold producer. (Reporting by Marco Aquino in Lima and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln Feast and William Mallard)

Persons: Peru's, Pedro Castillo, Marco Aquino, Lincoln, William Mallard Organizations: Reuters, Interior Ministry, Saturday . Police Locations: LIMA, Peru, Lima, Bengaluru

☆ Peru constitutional court restores pardon of ex-President Fujimori
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Judge Nestro Paredes listens as former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori speaks during a digital hearing, in Lima, Peru October 4, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a video. Courtesy of Peruvian Justice TV/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Peru's constitutional court has restored the pardon of ex-President Alberto Fujimori, the court's top judge, Francisco Morales, said on Wednesday. "Alberto Fujimori must be released in accordance with the decision of the constitutional court," Morales said in an interview with local radio station RPP. Fujimori, who was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption, had been pardoned for the crimes, though the pardon was annulled last year. Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Isabel WoodfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nestro Paredes, Alberto Fujimori, Francisco Morales, Morales, Fujimori, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford Organizations: Peruvian Justice, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, RPP, Thomson Locations: Peruvian, Lima , Peru

☆ Peru's AG to File Constitutional Complaint Against President Over Protest Deaths
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Peru's Attorney General Patricia Benavides plans to file a constitutional complaint against President Dina Boluarte over the deaths of protesters during months of unrest in the past year, Benavides said on Monday during a televised statement. It marks the attorney general's first charge before Congress against the president, following nearly a year-long investigation. The attorney general's office first announced in January it was launching a probe into Boluarte and members of her cabinet on charges of "genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries." At least 40 individuals were killed during the violent clashes between December 2022 and the start of this year, and hundreds others were injured. (Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)

Persons: Patricia Benavides, Dina Boluarte, Benavides, general's, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Brendan O'Boyle Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Peru's Locations: MEXICO

☆ Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of children in Lima
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] One of five mummies, that according to archaeologists belong to the pre-Inca Ychsma culture that inhabited the central coast of Peru from approximately 900 to 1450 AD., is pictured at the Huaca La Florida archaeological site, in Lima, Peru, November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Anthony Marina Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed four mummies of children believed to be at least 1,000 years old from what was once a sacred ceremonial space that is now in one of the oldest neighbourhoods of modern-day Lima. "The people who lived here during the Ychsma period still considered it a sacred space and therefore buried their dead here." Takuda said the mummies' skulls still had hair on them. Reporting by Reuters TV; Writing by Marco Aquino and Sarah Morland; Editing by Miral FahmyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Anthony Marina, Luis Takuda, Takuda, Marco Aquino, Sarah Morland, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Peru, Florida, Lima , Peru, Lima, Lima's Rimac, Peruvian, Cusco, Inca, Spanish

☆ Union set to strike at Peru's Las Bambas copper mine next week -leader
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Las Bambas copper mine is pictured in Apurimac, Peru May 9, 2022. Erick Ramos, general secretary of the Las Bambas workers union, told Reuters by telephone the union had agreed to go on a strike with no set end date starting Nov. 28. Representatives for Las Bambas did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The union had already kicked off a strike on Sunday, which is set to end Tuesday, over the profit sharing. The union, which represents more than 1,000 workers, is currently registering the strike set for Nov. 28 with the labor ministry, Ramos said.

Persons: Angela Ponce, Erick Ramos, Ramos, Bambas, China's MMG, Pedro Castillo, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Kylie Madry, Louise Heavens, Kirsten Donovan, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Workers, Reuters, China's, HK, Thomson Locations: Apurimac, Peru

☆ Union strike underway at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Las Bambas copper mine is pictured in Apurimac, Peru May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A multi-day strike is underway at the Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, the leader of the workers union said on Monday, as part of its demands to improve profit sharing protocols. Erick Ramos, general secretary of the Las Bambas workers union, told Reuters by telephone that the union is considering an indefinite strike from Nov. 28 if the company does not meet its demands. Las Bambas, which began operations in 2016 and is owned by China's MMG Ltd (1208.HK), is one of the largest copper producers in Peru, the world's second largest producer of the metal. A source close to the Las Bambas mine said earlier on Monday that the protest began on Sunday and that the strike was being "partially and peacefully" adhered to.

Persons: Angela Ponce, Erick Ramos, China's MMG, Ramos, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Louise Heavens, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, China's, HK, Ministry of Labor, Thomson Locations: Apurimac, Peru

☆ 'We're releasing life': Heat wave speeds turtle hatching in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAN JOSE DE LUPUNA, Peru, Nov 15 (Reuters) - In the Peruvian Amazon, an extended heat wave and drought have shortened the incubation period for thousands of turtle hatchlings released into the river by biologists as part of a local environmental program. Around 3,200 yellow-spotted Amazon river turtles, known locally as taricayas, were freed as part of a plan to repopulate the species, which is threatened by hunting. [1/3]River turtles sit in a plastic basin before being released into a river in the Peruvian Amazon, in San Jose de Lupuna, Peru, November 14, 2023. But over the past two decades, more than 19,700 square kilometers (7,600 square miles) of the Peruvian Amazon have been destroyed, according to government data. This year we're releasing 3,200 taricayas, bringing us up to 23,000 released (as part of the program)," Pipa said.

Persons: We've, Zabryna Pipa, San Jose de Lupuna, Alfredo Galarza, El, Pipa, Marco Aquino, Kylie Madry, Sandra Maler Organizations: JOSE, LUPUNA, Amarumayu, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Peru, Peruvian, Brazil, San Jose

☆ Recession-hit Peru aims to boost investment with stimulus package
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Peru's government on Thursday announced a package of more than two dozen new measures aimed at boosting investments in the Andean nation, which has been hit by a recession. Economy Minister Alex Contreras said the measures included moves to attract investments to the country's critical mining sector and boosting mining production. 2 copper producer slid into recession this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, lower private investment and lingering effects from earlier social conflicts. With the fresh stimulus, Peru's economy will still be able to hold the country's fiscal deficit to its goal of 2.4% of GDP this year, Contreras said. "We're looking to create a jolt of confidence, for the private sector to understand that the government is committed to reactivating the economy," he said.

Persons: Alex Contreras, Contreras, Marco Aquino, Brendan O'Boyle, Kylie Madry, Alexander Smith, Sandra Maler Organizations: El, Thomson Locations: LIMA

☆ Peru cuts interest rate again as prices ease but recession lingers
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A worker walks pasts the logo of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) inside its headquarters building in Lima, Peru June 16, 2017. The bank's third consecutive cut comes as the rate of rising consumer prices has been coming down. But the latest decision to cut rates does not necessarily imply a cycle of successive rate reductions, the monetary authority said in a statement. It added that future adjustments to the key lending rate "will be conditioned on new information on inflation and its determinants." Earlier on Thursday, Peru's government announced a package of measures aimed at boosting investments in the country's critical mining sector.

Persons: Mariana Bazo, El, Peru's, Alex Contreras, Marco Aquino, David Alire Garcia, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Central Reserve Bank of, REUTERS, Rights, El Nino, Thomson Locations: Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Lima , Peru, Lima

☆ Peru miners say copper output could climb without impact from protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Marco Aquino Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The head of Peru's mining guild on Tuesday said that while copper mining investment might be slow to recover next year, the Andean country could still see growth in production of the metal if large-scale mines are not affected by social protests. Victor Gobitz, president of SNMP - the top mining guild for the world's No. 2 copper-producing country - said 2024 output could hit 2.7-2.8 million metric tons, up from 2.6-2.7 million tons forecast for this year and 2.45 million tons hit in 2022. Mining output was slammed by stoppages early this year during nationwide protests against the government of President Dina Boluarte after the ouster and arrest of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo. Peru's copper output has reached 1.77 million tons through the first eight months of this year, according to official data.

Persons: Marco Aquino, Victor Gobitz, Gobitz, Dina Boluarte, Pedro Castillo, Sarah Morland, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, SNMP, BHP, Mitsubishi, El, Thomson Locations: Tapairihua, Peru's Andes, Teck

☆ Peru foreign minister resigns following US visit controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi attends a news conference regarding the asylum that Mexico has granted to the family of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, December 20, 2022. Reuters/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi resigned on Monday after less than a year, amid questions over how she handled President Dina Boluarte's visit last week to the United States. Gervasi made no reference to Boluarte's U.S. trip in her resignation letter, which was seen by Reuters and other media. In his resignation letter, he cited Boluarte's trip, stating he had been "responsible for preparing" it. Gervasi held various positions in government prior to joining Boluarte's cabinet, including deputy foreign minister, and vice minister of foreign trade.

Persons: Ana Cecilia Gervasi, Pedro Castillo, Sebastian Castaneda, Dina Boluarte's, Gervasi, Joe Biden, Alberto Otarola, Gustavo Meza Cuadra, Boluarte, Biden, Jose Cueto, Castillo, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Christian Plumb, Alison Williams, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Peruvian Foreign Affairs, Reuters, Rights, Alliance for Economic Prosperity, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Lima , Peru, United States, U.S, Boluarte, Americas, Washington

☆ South America's Lake Titicaca nears record low water level as El Nino bites
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Isabel Apaza shows the area of Lake Titicaca without water in drought season, in Huarina, Bolivia August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Morales/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The water level at Lake Titicaca on the Peru-Bolivia border is edging towards a record low, exacerbated by the weather phenomenon known as El Nino that is expected to get still more intense in coming months. Severe drought conditions and unusually high temperatures have caused the shoreline to shrivel at Titicaca, South America's largest lake and the world's highest navigable body of water. The water level is now around 13 inches (33 cm) above its record low recorded in 1943. Over the past seven months, the lake's water level has fallen 29 inches (74 cm), according to Senamhi data.

Persons: Isabel Apaza, Claudia Morales, El, Milagros Quispe, Nino, El Nino, Marco Aquino, David Alire Garcia, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, El Nino, El, Thomson Locations: Lake Titicaca, Huarina, Bolivia, Peru, shrivel, Titicaca, South America's

☆ 'No doubt' Peru in recession, econ minister says, seeking stimulus
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - There is "no doubt" Peru is in a recession, Economy Minister Alex Contreras said on Friday, his first acknowledgment of the country's negative growth, before speaking before congress to request a fiscal stimulus. Contreras had previously downplayed months of economic contraction, but told journalists outside congress on Friday that the "difficult" situation was now definitively considered a recession. Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Isabel WoodfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alex Contreras, Contreras, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford Organizations: Thomson Locations: LIMA, Peru

☆ Peru seeks mining investment revival with pledge to end 'chaos, disorder'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Trucks remain stuck during a roadblock caused due to a demonstration by anti-government protestors demanding the resignation of Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in Condoroma in Cusco region, Peru February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Peru mining investment expected to drop 18% this yearMiners push to use contractorsGovernment aims to streamline environmental permittingLIMA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Peru is looking to put the "chaos" of months-long protests earlier this year behind it to revitalize flagging mining investment in the world's no. As a mining conference in the southern Andean region of Arequipa got started this week, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola addressed concerns about political instability and protests that have led to an expected 18% drop in mining investment this year. The last major investment in Peru was Anglo American (AAL.L)'s $5 billion Quellaveco project, which came online last year and has helped buffer production figures. Reuters GraphicsReporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Adam Jourdan and Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Pilar Olivares, Alberto Otarola, Otarola, Raúl Jacob, Pedro Castillo, Boluarte, Mines Oscar Vera, Victor Gobitz, Gobitz, Marco Aquino, Adam Jourdan, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, Companies, Miners, Reuters, Mining, Grupo Mexico's, Reuters Graphics, of Energy, Mines, BHP, Mitsubishi, Thomson Locations: Condoroma, Cusco region, Peru, Companies Peru, LIMA, Arequipa, American, Teck

☆ Peru president proposes international pact to combat El Nino effects
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Peru's president Dina Boluarte addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Acquire Licensing RightsSept 19 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte proposed the creation of an international pact to tackle the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, speaking on Tuesday to world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Boluarte urged increased collaboration to ease the effects of the weather phenomenon, which the country's central bank has said remains a risk to the local economy and inflation. Reporting by Valentine Hilaire and Marco Aquino; Editing by Kylie MadryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Eduardo Munoz, Boluarte, Valentine Hilaire, Marco Aquino, Kylie Madry Organizations: General Assembly, REUTERS, El, United Nations General Assembly, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Peruvian

☆ Peru declares state of emergency in parts of capital after crime spike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Peru's President Dina Boluarte speaks as she meets with foreign press, in Lima, Peru January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said on Monday her government has declared a state of emergency in three districts hit by a spike in crime, a measure that allows the military to help enforce security. In recent days, police reported attacks in San Juan including the throwing of a war grenade into a nightclub, which with another nearby grenade attack left at least 15 injured. Crime reports to police in Lima rose to nearly 160,200 last year, compared to 120,350 in 2021, according to the country's ombudsman office. Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Angela Ponce, San Juan de Lurigancho, San Martin de Porras, Boluarte, Alberto Otarola, Nayib Bukele, Marco Aquino, Carolina Pulice, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Lima , Peru, Peruvian, San Juan, San, Lima, Talara, El Salvador

The bodies appear ancient and share characteristics with humans: two eyes, a mouth, two arms, two legs. Maussan claims they were found around 2017 in Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Lines. They have the same physical appearance, they are the same," Maussan said of Victoria and the two bodies he presented in Mexico. How the bodies arrived in Mexico is a question he says he cannot answer. Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Director of the Health Sciences Research Institute of the Secretary of the Navy, participated in the congressional hearing, bolstering Maussan's claims.

Persons: Jaime Maussan, Raquel Cunha, Maussan, Elsa Tomasto, David Spergel, Rodolfo Salas, Gismondi, Leslie Urteaga, I'm, Clara, Mauricio, Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Julieta Fierro, Fierro, Cassandra Garrison, Marco Aquino, Stephen Eisenhammer, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Nazca Lines, Princeton, NASA, Peruvian, Peruvian Culture, Health Sciences Research, Navy, University's, of Astronomy, UNAM, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexican, Santa Fe, Peru, Peruvian, Victoria, UNAM, Lima

☆ Exclusive-A Close Encounter With the 'Alien Bodies' in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

Maussan claims they were found around 2017 in Peru, near the pre-Columbian Nazca Lines. They have the same physical appearance, they are the same," Maussan said of Victoria and the two bodies he presented in Mexico. How the bodies arrived in Mexico is a question he says he cannot answer. Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Director of the Health Sciences Research Institute of the Secretary of the Navy, participated in the congressional hearing, bolstering Maussan's claims. (Reporting by Cassandra Garrison in Mexico City; additional reporting by Marco Aquino in Lima; editing by Stephen Eisenhammer and Rosalba O'Brien)

Persons: Cassandra Garrison, Jaime Maussan, Maussan, Elsa Tomasto, David Spergel, Rodolfo Salas, Gismondi, Leslie Urteaga, I'm, Clara, Mauricio, Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, Julieta Fierro, Fierro, Marco Aquino, Stephen Eisenhammer, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, Reuters, Nazca Lines, Princeton, NASA, Peruvian, Peruvian Culture, Health Sciences Research, Navy, University's, of Astronomy, UNAM Locations: Cassandra Garrison MEXICO, Mexican, Mexico City, Santa Fe, Peru, Peruvian, Victoria, Mexico, UNAM, Lima

Mexican journalist and long-time UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan showed politicians at the hearing on Tuesday two tiny "bodies" displayed in cases, with three fingers on each hand and elongated heads. He claimed they were found in Peru in 2017 and were not related to any life on Earth. The images from the congressional hearing, the first of its kind in Mexico, sparked international curiosity as well as substantial scorn. Maussan, speaking to Reuters on Thursday, said his critics had yet to present evidence to counter his claims. "If you have something strange, make samples available to the world's scientific community, and we'll see what's there," he said.

Persons: Henry Romero, Jaime Maussan, Maussan, Ryan Graves, Graves, Leslie Urteaga, Urteaga, David Spergel, Cassandra Garrison, Joey Roulette, Marco Aquino, Rosalba O'Brien, Sandra Maler Organizations: San, REUTERS, U.S . Navy, Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM, Peruvian Culture, Ministry of Culture, Reuters, National Laboratory, NASA, Princeton, Thomson Locations: San Lazaro, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Peru, Mexican, Washington, Lima

☆ Peru president reshuffles cabinet for second time in six months
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - President Dina Boluarte of Peru reshuffled six posts in her cabinet on Wednesday, the second partial reshuffle in her eight-month-old administration, though she retained ministers overseeing the key economy and energy and mining portfolios. The ouster was followed by months of protests demanding early elections and Boluarte's resignation, leaving dozens dead. Cabinet changes are frequent in the world's second-largest copper producing nation, which has seen six presidents in just five years. Peru's ministers of education, justice, transport, labor, production and agrarian development were dismissed. The last major reshuffle took place in April, when four of Peru's 19-minister cabinet were removed from their posts.

Persons: Dina Boluarte, Boluarte, Pedro Castillo, Magnet Marquez, Marco Aquino, Mark Heinrich, Stephen Coates Organizations: Thomson Locations: LIMA, Peru, Lima

☆ Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru residential neighborhood
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LIMA, Sep 6 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed a 1,000-year-old mummy in the latest discovery at an archaeological site located in a residential neighborhood of the country's capital, Lima. The remains were found alongside ceramic vessels, textiles and other objects in the Huaca Pucllana site in the middle of Lima's affluent Miraflores district, the head of the team of archaeologists, Mirella Ganoza, told Reuters on Wednesday. "This is an adult individual in a sitting position with bent legs," the expert said, noting that the mummy had long hair and a jaw that was nearly completely intact. Mummies and ancient offerings have already been found in the Huaca Pucllana site, and experts see the site as a Pandora's Box with much more to be found. Reporting by Anthony Marina; Writing by Marco Aquino and Carolina PuliceOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: LIMA, Mirella Ganoza, Ganoza, Anthony Marina, Marco Aquino Organizations: Reuters, Incas, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Peru, Lima, Miraflores, Machu Picchu

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