Peru:Machu Picchu receives third certification as First Carbon-Neutral Tourist Destination

The Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary —located in Urubamba province, Cusco region— received its third certification as a carbon-neutral tourist destination.

Tourism
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Peru's President: We improved state of emergency to strengthen fight against crime

The President of the Republic, Jose Jeri, on Friday evening stated that the new regulations approved under the state of emergency are aimed at optimizing their implementation and strengthening the direct fight against delinquency and organized crime.

Politics
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Peru to propose changes to OAS asylum convention to prevent misuse

The Peruvian government will present a proposal to the Organization of American States (OAS) to modify the 1954 Caracas Convention, on political asylum, aiming to prevent misuse of the rule that distorts its essence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

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