Peru plans to nearly close its gap in electrical coverage in rural regions by the end of the decade with a recently-awarded $28.5 million solar-energy contract, the government said on Wednesday.

Ergon Peru S.A.C., which beat one other bidder on the contract awarded on Friday, will install 500,000 solar panels across Peru and guarantee their operation for 15 years, said Energy and Mines Minister Eleodoro Mayorga. 

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Nov. 12 to cooperate in the hydrocarbon sector. 

Peru's US$3.6bn Gasoducto Sur Peruano (GSP) natural gas pipeline will bring Latin America a step closer to regional energy integration, according to the project's majority stakeholder Odebrecht Latinvest.

Odebrecht's pipeline area director Rodney Carvalho said the project would facilitate energy exports to Peru's neighbors. 

Lima-based renewable energy developer Energ�a E�lica has revealed plans to expand its wind, solar and hydroelectric portfolios in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Mexico.

Speaking on the sidelines of BNamericas' 11th Southern Cone Energy Summit in Lima, Energ�a E�lica's Talara site manager Sergio Qui�ones praised "business-friendly conditions" in the Latin American nations. 

Macusani Yellowcake has seen its Peruvian uranium resource base grow following the completion of a series of consolidation transactions and the company says it is taking steps towards project permitting as well as expanding exploration work. 

Huaraz, Peru is one of those destinations where you ask travelers how long they've been there and you end up getting an answer like "6 months, but I originally planned to stay for only 3 days."

This small mountain town is an 8-hour winding bus ride north of Lima. Try to get the front window seats on the second level of the bus - from there you'll get great views as you pass through small mountain villages, observe the changing landscape as you summit a 13,000 foot mountain pass, and watch as cars and other buses attempt to pass you on completely blind corners. Huaraz is the perfect jumping off point for mountaineering and trekking in the Peruvian Andes. Here's why you need to go.

People often think that the best time to visit Ayacucho is around Easter. The celebrations, the processions, and the decorated streets have converted this city into a true representation of the Passion of the Christ, and a wondrous place to visit at that time. But Ayacucho is so much more than that. You don't need to wait for the religious festival to come round again before you visit. Take a few days and discover its unseen side, its peripheries, and activities offered for intrepid spirits. (Picture: Cataratas Las Tres Hermanas, r�o Cutivireni).

In coordination with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a Peruvian prosecutor, and the National Police of Colombia, investigators captured and arrested wanted lawyer and businessman Rodolfo Orellana Rengifo.

Sued for money laundering and criminal conspiracy in July, Orellana has been a wanted fugitive by the national authorities. Yesterday, the suspect was captured in a secluded residence in Cali, Colombia.

Peru's Institute for Press and Society, IPYS, called on the government to investigate the murder of a journalist over the weekend, and not write it off so quickly as the result of a botched robbery.

In an interview with Ideeleradio, IPYS President Alvarez Rodrich said that it is too early to say that the murder of Fernando Raymondi, a young reporter with leading news magazine Caretas, was a robbery that went bad.

75.5% of young offenders do not complete regular basic education, as they are exposed to crime, drug use, and violent activity found a study led by the Ministry of Justice.

Between 2008 and 2012, findings consolidated by Carlos V�squez Ganoza, director of Criminal and Penitentiary Policy of the Ministry of Justice (MINJUS), were collected to develop the National Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Adolescents in Conflict with the Law.

Seven people working in Peru's Marine Industrial Services (SIMA) died on a floating dock in Iquitos yesterday at around 8:50 p.m. after allegedly inhaling toxic gases.

The workers were waiting for a vessel to dock when they detected a fault in a tank. On entering the tank to try to fix the problem, they inhaled the toxic gases that killed them. Only three survived and were taken to the Naval Clinic and the Regional Hospital of Iquitos for treatment.