https://www.perutelegraph.com/ https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/strong-earthquake-hit-northern-peru https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/strong-earthquake-hit-northern-peru Early Sunday morning, May 26, 2019 at 02.41am local time a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale shock northern Peru killing at least one person, injuring at least 18 and causing damages to homes and infrastructure. According to the US Geological Survey the epicenter of the quake was located in the area... ]]> Sun, 26 May 2019 18:37:27 +0000 667 2019-05-26 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a1/80/db/peru-earthquake-may-26-2019-source-usgs-76-1558895864.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/homicide-rate-in-peru-and-latin-america https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/homicide-rate-in-peru-and-latin-america As each year InSight Crime, a non-profit journalism and investigative organization specialized in monitoring and informing about organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, published the “2018 Homicide Round-Up” for the region recently. Homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean 2018 With a worsening crisis in Venezuela, dark days in Nicaragua,... ]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:24:25 +0000 650 2019-01-27 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a6/68/af/homicide-rates-in-peru-and-latin-america-2018-10-1548624280.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/middle-ranking-for-peru-regarding-freedom-of-the-press https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/middle-ranking-for-peru-regarding-freedom-of-the-press Reporters without Borders just recently published the latest World Press Freedom Index 2018; and Peru occupies with position 88 of 180 listed countries a middle ranking globally and with position 6 out of 12 countries as well in South America. According to Reporters without Borders “The Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom available... ]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2018 17:01:05 +0000 522 2018-04-25 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/a1/d2/a9/press-freedom-index-2018-peru-reporters-without-borders-96-1524675675.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/slight-increase-in-peru-s-homicide-rate https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/slight-increase-in-peru-s-homicide-rate Just recently InSight Crime, a non-profit journalism and investigative organization specialized in monitoring and informing about organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, published the latest “Homicide Round-Up” for the region. In Peru the homicide rate slightly increased in 2016, the year for which the most recent data is available. INEI, Peru’s National Institute of Statistics,... ]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:53:32 +0000 468 2018-01-24 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/fc/bb/ce/Homicide-rate-2017-latin-america-caribbean-insight-crime-map-73-1516802022.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/strong-earthquake-hits-southern-peru https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/strong-earthquake-hits-southern-peru Early Sunday morning at 04.18 am local time a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shock southern Peru killing at least 2 people and causing damages to infrastructure and homes. According to the US Geological Survey the epicenter of the quake was near the coast of Peru about 40 km (25 miles) south-southwest of Acari. Regions most affected by the... ]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:07:48 +0000 467 2018-01-14 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/d7/51/ab/earthquake-southern-peru-14-01-2018-24-1515946079.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/tour-bus-crash-in-lima-leaves-9-dead https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/tour-bus-crash-in-lima-leaves-9-dead Yesterday afternoon a relaxing and fun Sunday trip ended in tragedy. Shortly before 05.00 pm a tour bus crashed in Lima’s district Rimac and plunged down 10m leaving at least 9 passengers dead and more than 30 injured. The double decker bus with open top operated by the tour company “Green Bus” – not Mirabus, their buses... ]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:15:26 +0000 401 2017-07-10 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/54/1b/af/green-bus-accident-cerro-san-cristobal-lima-2-1499696137.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/peru-is-far-from-being-a-dangerous-country https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/peru-is-far-from-being-a-dangerous-country When it comes to the safety and security situation in the country, Peru unfortunately has an extremely bad reputation; and especially travelers spending their well-earned vacation in Peru and foreigners moving to the country are often concerned. The experienced reality in the year 2017 however is quite different. While Peru surely isn’t the safest and most peaceful country on... ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 02:43:40 +0000 217 2017-02-03 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/f4/65/ff/global-peace-index-74-1486089836.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/car-theft-in-lima https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/car-theft-in-lima Just recently the Vehicle Theft Prevention Division (DIPROVE) of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) published its report for 2016 detailing how many vehicles were stolen in Lima in the past year. Additionally, the statement indicates where in Lima and when the robberies occurred, as well as which car models were preferred by the thieves. According to the... ]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2017 04:31:37 +0000 119 2017-01-08 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/2c/88/e8/car-theft-lima-2016-32-1483849913.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/and-another-fire-in-one-of-lima-s-most-popular-shopping-malls https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/and-another-fire-in-one-of-lima-s-most-popular-shopping-malls This afternoon at around 04.30 pm a fire broke out at the Jockey Plaza shopping center, for 20 years Lima’s showpiece mall. Officials confirmed that shoppers and workers could be evacuated and access to the shopping mall is denied; at this moment there are no reports of injured persons. According to eyewitnesses the fire started at the... ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2016 23:44:14 +0000 100 2016-12-20 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/d0/86/c5/Jockey-Plaza-fire-79-1482277464.jpg https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/magnitude-6-1-earthquake-hits-ucayali https://www.perutelegraph.com/news/peru-safety-security/magnitude-6-1-earthquake-hits-ucayali An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale shock the province of Ucayali this morning. At 08.30 am the quake hit the National Park of Alto Purus and was measured to have originated in a depth of 550 km. According to the Peruvian Geophysik Institute (IGP) the tremor had an intensity of III-IV in... ]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2016 15:28:04 +0000 97 2016-12-18 https://www.perutelegraph.com/media/reviews/photos/original/43/e0/04/Ucayali-earthquake-16-1482074905.jpg