Lima

Since January, nearly 70 bus drivers have been murdered for not paying extortion fees to organized crime groups

José Jerí says the government is moving ‘from defense to offense in the fight against crime.’ The decree authorizes the Armed Forces to act against protesters

Generation Z, representing one in four voters, is at the forefront of protests against a rotten system

In 2022, the lawyer became the first Peruvian woman to hold the top office, but saw her approval ratings drop to record lows by the time of her removal on Thursday

It is one of the oldest and most traditional communities of Catholicism, with eight centuries of history and Martin Luther among its brethren

The Pope acted with energy, humanity and measures to combat the scandal, but the bishops and the Vatican machinery did not always follow his lead and resisted in many countries, such as Spain

The Nobel Prize winner was diagnosed with a serious illness in the summer of 2020. He didn’t want to make it public, but his closest friends knew. He spent his final months visiting the settings of some of his most celebrated novels

Ashes of the son of Túpac Amaru and Micaela Bastidas, two revolutionaries who defied the monarchy, returned to Peru in an urn

Máximo Napa Castro spent three months alone on his drifting boat, without food or water, before being rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

The criminal organization kidnaps, extorts and murders. Now, some of its members have been photographed sharing a sauna with police officers

Clinical staff who shared the four-time Grammy winner’s medical records following her hospital admission due to abdominal pain face a possible fine of over $433,000

Parliament is in the eye of the storm due to an investigation into an alleged pimping ring in the corridors of power and a rape accusation against a lawmaker

The non-commissioned officer who murdered the young woman had time to flee after a disastrous investigation that officials tried to hinder. The alleged killer was later found dead in suspicious circumstances

The refrigerators of the best restaurants in Latin America are increasingly filled with the ingredients of the Amazon. In this new culinary revolution, the cultivation of camu camu or mambe is becoming an alternative to illicit economies

Peru has registered more than 34,000 cases in the first seven weeks of this year, twice as high as in the same period in 2023, according to the health ministry

The epidemic has registered over 31,000 cases so far, and the country has the highest fatality rate in South America. Authorities have been slow to admit the situation

In 2015, the country prohibited the construction of artisanal boats. But they continued to be built informally, which is having dire impacts on the fertile Peruvian seas

Maido topped Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the fourth time in 2023 and was also ranked the sixth-best restaurant globally

The release of Alberto Fujimori, the anniversary of Pedro Castillo’s self-coup, the suspension of the nation’s top prosecutor and Dina Boluarte’s first year in power have sparked a new cycle of protests

No injuries or arrests were reported as the planned four days of protests begin

Kenty Aguirre was beaten by agents during the most recent demonstrations, when he was recording an arrest. He intends to sue the officers for torture and abuse of authority

The project in Peruvian town of Chinchero could bring more tourists to this famous region but at the same time it would cause ‘irreversible’ social, environmental and cultural impacts, warn its detractors

A Spanish judicial investigation to which EL PAÍS has had access reveals how a criminal gang in Barcelona recruits and exploits young women with the collusion of officials at Lima airport

With demonstrations estimated in 59 provinces, the march in Lima reaches Congress for the first time

Led by Virgilio Martínez and Pía León, it offers high-altitude cuisine and a journey through the unknown ingredients of their country