Peru

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...

In Peru, a mummy of six children dating back to 1400 years old was discovered. The mummies were discovered on Sunday (February 13th) in the Kazamarquila district of northeastern Peru, 16 kilometers from Lima’s city. Deutsche...

Peru’s law and order situation has drastically deteriorated. To deal with the crisis, the government has proclaimed a state of emergency. Thousands of police and army soldiers were deployed by the government in the cities of...

Authorities announced Thursday that a bus fell off a road into a ravine in northern Peru, killing at least 20 people, including a four-year-old girl, and injuring another 30. According to the local administration, the bus...

Peruvian authorities sealed off three beaches Monday after they were hit by an oil spill blamed on freak waves caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The Pampilla Refinery, part of the Spanish company Repsol, said...

Archeologists in Peru working on a site in the outskirts of the capital Lima have unearthed a mummy believed to be between 800 and 1,200 years old — and, surprisingly, bound with rope. The remains are...

Every McDonald’s in Peru has been closed for two days of mourning, after two young employees were electrocuted at a branch in the capital, Lima. Alexandra Porras Inga, 19, and Gabriel Campos Zapata, 18, reportedly died...

Peru announced on Friday a two-week restriction to three important areas at Machu Picchu to prevent greater degradation to the iconic Inca citadel. From May 15-28, access to the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the...

Pre-Columbian people used its bark as a medicine while South American liberator Simon Bolivar adopted it in Peru’s coat of arms, but the cinchona tree is facing a battle for survival as vast swathes of forest...

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has rejected calls to include measures proposed by opposition lawmakers in a national anti-corruption referendum that would bar them from serving consecutive terms in Congress. His comments, in a Reuters interview on...