2018 in Peru
# 2018 in Peru

Events in the year 2018 in Peru.

## Incumbents

* President: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (until 23 March), Martín Vizcarra (since 23 March)
* First Vice President: Martín Vizcarra (until 23 March)
* Prime Minister: Mercedes Aráoz

## Events

* 2 January – The 2018 Pasamayo bus crash, killing at least 48.
* 14 January – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru.
* 23 March – First Vice President Martín Vizcarra becomes new President of Peru after resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
* 24 April – 2018 Lima fire attack, causes 10 to be injured and 1 death.

## Publications

* José Sabogal Wiesse: Agricultura tradicional yunga (Yunga traditional agriculture).

### Story

* Gabriela Cuba Espinoza: Sólo humanos (Only human).

### Anthology

* Gloria Mendoza Borda (anthologist): Un otoño azul (A blue autumn).

## Cinema

* Todos somos marineros (We are all sailors) by Miguel Ángel Moulet.

## Deaths

* 17 January – Augusto Polo Campos, composer (b. 1932)
* 19 February – Hernán Alzamora, hurdler, (b. 1927)
* 19 February – Daniel Peredo, sports journalist (b. 1969)
* 27 March – José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1930)
* 5 April – Jaime Thorne León, politician, Minister of Defense (2010–2011) (b. 1943).
* 16 July – Jaime Guardia, charango player (b. 1933)
* 27 July – Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (b. 1938)
