The 7.2 magnitude earthquake registered this Thursday in Ayacucho is added to the long seismic history of Peru, although its initial effects are far from those caused by the greatest disasters the country has suffered. The location of Peru in the Pacific Ring of Fire and the convergence of the...
The earthquake that shook Ayacucho this Thursday reached a magnitude of 7.2 according to the IGP, but the initial reports did not record any victims or serious damages. Just a month earlier, a much smaller earthquake hit Junín and killed at least six people, left more than 30 injured, and...
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake can be immediately associated with the risk of a tsunami, but the magnitude alone is not enough for a large wave to be generated. The earthquake recorded this Thursday in Peru had its epicenter under the continental territory, in the Andean region of Ayacucho, and not...
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake registered this Thursday, August 20 in Peru had its epicenter in the Ayacucho region, but the movement was felt hundreds of kilometers away. The Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) located the origin 35 kilometers north of Coracora, at a depth of 108 kilometers. The earthquake occurred...
The conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori is on the verge of becoming the next president of Peru. With 99.39% of the ballots counted from the second round held on June 7, the leader of Fuerza Popular maintains a lead of nearly 40,000 votes over the leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez, a difference...
Peru is living through nail-biting hours with a tight presidential election that, at the time this article is written, has not yet produced a clear winner. Last Sunday, Peruvians were called to the polls for the second round of an election that pitted Keiko Fujimori, candidate for Fuerza Popular and...
The second round of the Peruvian presidential elections has taken an unexpected turn. Roberto Sánchez has surpassed Keiko Fujimori for the first time in the official vote count, taking the lead in the race when 93.92% of the ballots have been tallied. According to data from the National Office of...
The difference between the presidential candidates in Peru has been reduced to a practically technical margin. With more than 17 million ballots counted, the distance between Keiko Fujimori, of Fuerza Popular, and Roberto Sánchez, of Juntos por el Perú, has fallen below 20,000 votes, according to the latest data from...
The definitive vote will be on Sunday, June 7. Therefore, there are no runoff results yet: what is known so far are voter intention polls and voting simulations carried out by different polling companies. The latest electoral snapshot shows a tight race. Ipsos places Fujimori with 51.4% of valid votes compared...
With the scrutiny above 99.5%, the difference between Sánchez and López Aliaga is around 13,000 votes, pending the resolution of the last minutes observed and challenged by electoral bodies. The second round is scheduled for June 7. Keiko Fujimori awaits rival in a vote-by-vote final Peru enters the decisive hours of its...
Peru is going through this Wednesday general elections, still without definitive results, where the fragmentation of the vote and the slow progress of its count are prolonging the political uncertainty throughout the country. With more than 90% of the vote count completed, Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, has consolidated herself as...
The advance of the electoral scrutiny in Peru has surprisingly placed Roberto Sánchez as one of the protagonists of the presidential contest, by disputing the second place with Keiko Fujimori in an election marked by the fragmentation of the vote and high competition among multiple candidacies. Sánchez, candidate of the coalition...
The presidential elections in Peru are approaching their final stretch. With 90% of the votes counted, the preliminary count of last Sunday's elections has registered a relevant change in the fight for second position, consolidating conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, as leader of the process...
The decision comes in the midst of the Peruvian general election day, in which more than 27 million citizens are called to vote to elect president, vice presidents, senators, deputies, and representatives to the Andean Parliament. The ordinary schedule foreseen by the ONPE was from 07:00 to 17:00, but it...
A few days before the Peruvian presidential elections of April 12, 2026, the political landscape reflects a deep fragmentation and enormous uncertainty among voters. According to the most recent polls, published before the mandatory electoral silence comes into effect, three candidacies emerge strongly, although none with clear options to win...
Manolo Rojas was one of the most popular faces of humor in Peru, especially known for his participation on television and for his imitations of public and political figures. For years he was part of the Peruvian television ecosystem, with a presence in entertainment programs that made him a recognizable figure...