After a writing career of over 60 years, the Nobel Prize winner says goodbye with a story in which fiction is inserted into an essay about criolla music as a magical national solution for the country’s disunity and inequality
Van der Sloot was temporarily extradited to the U.S. to face charges linked to Holloway’s disappearance, a case that has drawn international attention over the course of two decades
Latin America and the Caribbean have an enormous educational setback, and those who carry the burden are poorly paid, technologically challenged teachers with pandemic fatigue
The price of a kilo of the citrus fruit has gone from less than $1 to around $16 in some areas of Peru. While traders are reinventing themselves, a government minister has already been removed from office over the issue
Safe Mobility offers legal routes to North America from Colombia, Costa Rica and Guatemala. However, migrants have nowhere to go to obtain access and complain of being forced to sign confidentiality agreements
Founded by renowned chef Gastón Acurio in 2007, this school is located in a desert on the outskirts of Lima. It has trained more than 400 chefs from humble origins
Former police officer Luis Alberto Mío Morocho is attempting to avoid being returned to his country of origin, where he is accused of over a dozen murders
Authorities are investigating a family in Cusco, who are suspected of selling newborns and fetuses. Since January, 299 minors have gone missing in the city
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
Tour the ruins of Moche and Chimú civilization, with a visit to the pre-Incan citadel of Chan Chan, the tomb of the Lady of Cao, and charming restaurants with unmatched traditional cuisine
On August 11, the country’s authorities detected the H5N1 virus for the first time in these mammals. Dozens of cases on beaches and in protected areas have already been confirmed
The burial place found in the Cajamarca region contained offerings such as ceramic vessels and seals. The remains belong to one the first priests of ancient Peru
The National Security Archive says the current political crisis ‘demonstrates that the problems and legacies of Peru’s violent past are still very present today’
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
The United Nations have called on the government to reconsider the case of the 11-year-old, which comes just two months after a 13-year-old rape victim was also prevented from ending her pregnancy
Leaders and ministers from eight Amazon nations signed a declaration Tuesday that laid out plans to drive economic development in their countries while preventing the Amazon’s ongoing demise ‘from reaching a point of no return’
While fewer trees are being chopped down in Brazil and Colombia, the rest of the region continues to spiral. The environmental summit will be a key event for the leaders of Peru and Venezuela, who will face each other on the international stage for the first time