Overview
- A polar cold front dumped heavy snow in high Andean zones this week, with Tres Quebradas reporting temperatures near −27°C, camps and vehicles buried and workers sheltered in place.
- Zijín‑Liex says Proyecto Tres Quebradas personnel are safe under activated contingency protocols and that operations are paused for safety.
- Gendarmería Nacional and Vialidad Nacional used a brief lull to clear parts of Ruta Nacional 7 but warn that another significant snowfall is forecast that could reopen closures and strand trucks again.
- Peruvian police report that the July 22 Lima blaze that killed ten people, including five minors, shows forensic signs of deliberate ignition centered on motorcycles and that investigators have identified a suspected rival group; inquiries and evidence collection are ongoing.
- Separate regional probes continue: a Catamarca autopsy found Miguel Antonio Sosa died from severe cranial trauma after a fall at a construction site, and Córdoba police launched a manhunt after a staged raid in which attackers dressed as officers fled in a car that later overturned.