The Dutchman, who was sentenced to 28 years for the murder of Peruvian Stephany Flores in 2010, is also the key suspect in the 2005 disappearance of the 18-year-old American
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will face trial on extortion and wire fraud charges, stemming from an accusation that he tried to extort the Holloway family after their daughter’s disappearance
While stranded at the border of the two South American countries, the migrants face the inhospitable climate that characterizes the Atacama Desert, one of the driest on the planet
Toledo is accused of taking $20 million in bribes from Odebrecht, a giant Brazilian construction company that has admitted to U.S. authorities that it bribed officials to win contracts throughout Latin America for decades
In Colombia, restrictions on President Gustavo Petro have come from both Congress and the high courts. In the rest of the region, similar dynamics are happening
The two species found in the south of Ecuador catch flies using small hairs on their leaves
Associated with ideas of power and immortality, the bird occupies a prominent place in the popular imagination, but its population is at worrying figures. A sanctuary in Ecuador is fighting for the animal’s conservation
The study provides a rare partial count of casualties from these devices used by police around the world, including in Colombia, Chile, Hong Kong, and at Black Lives Matter protests in the United States
Lasso’s office in a statement said 12 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and two in the highlands state of Azuay
According to a Global Energy Monitor report, the region may have more than 319 gigawatts of large-scale solar and wind power within the next decade
The former president is accused of being the leader of a criminal organization. This legal decision comes on top of the 18-month preventive prison term for the alleged crime of rebellion
Arrested for staging a self-coup, Peru’s former leader says he is the victim of a plot
Mexico “will keep open diplomatic channels of communication to benefit both societies, and also expresses hope that a democratic agreement can be reached soon”
Health authorities have detected at least eight cases of infected birds in the wild and in backyard fowl, and adopted new measures to prevent its spread to poultry farms
The Spanish-Peruvian author and Nobel laureate spoke with EL PAÍS at his home in Madrid ahead of his induction into the prestigious Académie Française
A study of the fatal outbreak in Peru indicates that the highly pathogenic avian influenza may have mutated in a way unseen so far in nature
The Spanish-Peruvian writer is the first to access the hallowed institution without having ever written in French. The ceremony was attended by former Spanish monarch Juan Carlos
Dina Boluarte’s request to Congress comes as social unrest continues to spread. A protester died in the capital this weekend, bringing the national death toll to 58
Nearly 7,000 officers were stationed in the center of Lima, where student and worker demonstrations descended into clashes with the police
There were 417 visitors stuck at the site and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, the tourism minister said
Thousands of people are pouring into the capital from all corners of the country to demand an end to protester deaths and ask for Dina Boluarte’s resignation
The concentration of protesters in Lima reflects how the capital has started to see more anti-government demonstrations in recent days
Demagogues – taking advantage of social unrest and polarization – are corroding the strength of democracies. Notwithstanding, institutions continue to show resilience in the face of authoritarianism
Authorities decree a curfew in Puno, where a police officer was burned to death inside his patrol car. The government says it will not allow these demonstrators into Lima. At least 46 people have died in a month
As the Maduro regime mends relations in Latin America and across the world, most opposition parties are thinking about deserting the president of the National Assembly
After Peru expelled Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy for interfering in domestic affairs, López Obrador accused the Andean country of being “undemocratic.” Meanwhile, the family of Pedro Castillo – the jailed former Peruvian president – has been granted asylum in Mexico
20 people, including two little girls and two babies, reside in a windowless, unheated cellar with only one bathroom for everyone
