Peru

More than 83,000 fans at the nearly full Monumental de Nuñez Stadium were getting jittery until Messi scored

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 Peruvian fossil hunter found the vertebrae of ‘Perucetus colossus,’ the most recent enigma of science

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 child’s tomb in the cemetery of the Peruvian city was vandalized. Another body was stolen from the morgue

After being a minor competitor over the past decade, the South American country has leaped to become the main global exporter of these fruits

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

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

Found in a Peruvian desert, just the skeleton of the ‘Perucetus colossus’ weighed more than seven tons, triple that of the blue whale

The predecessor of Pedro Castillo says in this interview with EL PAÍS that at the age of 78 he is working for a political renewal in his country

A letter from 15 congresspeople to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to which EL PAÍS has had exclusive access, expresses ‘serious concerns about growing threats to human rights, democracy and rule of law’

In Peru, anti-government demonstrators dressed up two women in pink and put them in giant Barbie boxes to protest police clashes with demonstrators

Mayors blamed each other for the disappearance of the treasured items, which were received in 2007 when the Peruvian fortress became one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World: 24 hours later, the plaque miraculously reappeared

The founder of Peru’s Pro-Family Pro-Life Movement has been accused of systematically abusing his daughter. She gave birth in 2003, when she was only 13-years-old

The measure affects seven districts near the crater, located in the Moquegua region, in the south of the country, where there had been no risk episodes since 2019

The organization, which is involved in crimes such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation and drug trafficking, is extending its tentacles in eight countries in the region

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

An immigrant family grieves after a respiratory virus outbreak claimed their little girl’s life

Migration can advance sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean by stimulating economic growth and decelerating population aging

Van der Sloot is accused of seeking $250,000 from Holloway’s mother in exchange for disclosing the location of the young woman’s body. He is serving a 28-year sentence in Peru after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman

Inspired by the South Korean genre, the Peruvian singer is shaking up the music scene by combining it with Andean folklore and the Incan language