Peru

According to a study released on Saturday by the Ombudsman’s Office, more than 3,400 women were reported missing in Peru between January and April of this year. 3,406 complaints of missing women were made in the...

Authorities confirmed on Sunday that at least 27 miners were killed in a fire at a gold mine in a remote part of southern Peru, making it one of the country’s worst mining tragedies in recent...

On Friday, President Dina Boluarte announced the “definitive recall” of Peru’s envoy to Mexico, citing Mexico’s continued support of ousted leader Pedro Castillo. Boluarte has been the target of weeks of anti-government protests across the Andean...

On Wednesday, the Inca fortress of Machu Picchu, Peru’s tourism crown jewel, reopened to visitors after being shuttered for 25 days as a result of protests that have rocked the nation since last December. Early in...

The national police said that seven police were killed on Saturday in an ambush while on duty in a coca-growing valley in southern Peru. The incident occurred in a large valley known as VRAEM in the...

Peru’s embattled president Dina Boluarte on Saturday urged lawmakers to find a way out of a deepening political crisis by agreeing to snap elections in December, just hours after Congress voted against the idea. In the...

In an effort to reduce political tensions brought on by President Pedro Castillo’s removal from office and subsequent detention, the Peruvian Congress moved on Tuesday to move up the country’s general elections from April 2026 to...

Indicating a potential return to politics, Antauro Humala, the brother of a previous Peruvian president and the organizer of a putsch in 2005, was granted an early release from prison on Saturday. The leader of Peru’s...

Juan Reynoso, a former Peruvian international, was chosen as Ricardo Gareca’s replacement and given the responsibility of preparing Peru for the 2026 World Cup. Following Peru’s loss on penalties to Australia in a June play-off that...

On Thursday, in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru extended the state of emergency. As of August 1, the decision extends the state of emergency for 28 days. “The national state...