Sources: BBC
The government declares a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and three other regions in response to the violent protests. 2023-01-14
At least 32 people are killed and more than 20 others are wounded as a bus plummets from a cliff in Lima, Peru. 2021-08-31
Supporters of Popular Force leader and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori attempt to reach the Government Palace in Lima to call for an audit of the election. Minister for Health Óscar Ugarte and Minister for Housing, Construction and Sanitation Solangel Fernández were attacked during the protests, and protesters clash with the National Police. 2021-07-14
President Francisco Sagasti announces a total lockdown in the capital Lima and nine other regions following a significant increase in COVID-19 cases. 2021-01-26
Peru reports the first case of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from the United Kingdom in a citizen who resides in Lima and had attended a family reunion days before Christmas. 2021-01-8
President of Peru Martín Vizcarra dissolves the Congress and calls for snap elections. Lawmakers reject the proposal, suspend him from office and name Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as acting president. The Peruvian Armed Forces continued to recognize Vizcarra as President of Peru and head of the armed forces. Popular protests backing the President takes place in the streets of Lima. 2019-09-30
A fire destroys almost all of the approximately 710 commercial premises of an important market in Lima, Peru. The fire is exacerbated by flammable products stored in many of the stores. One person was injured and also there were allegations of looting. 2018-05-11
In Lima, Peru, a 36-year-old man gets on a public transport bus and sets fire to the passengers, after spraying them with gasoline, leaving 10 people injured. The most affected, a 22-year-old young woman, was seriously injured and believed to be the target of the attack. 2018-04-24
Heads of state and government from across the Americas meet in Lima, Peru, for the Eighth Summit of the Americas. 2018-04-13
Hundreds of nude cyclists take to the street in Lima, Peru to protest unsafe road conditions. 2012-03-10