Report says Peru’s former first lady linked to Odebrecht money

Two Brazilian newspapers reported that Peruvian prosecutors are investigating a possible paper trail of...

January 16, 2017

Peru’s Olympic icon to face trial for corruption

Peru's seven-time Olympian shooter Francisco Boza faces up to five years in jail on charges of collusion and...

January 13, 2017

Violent protest in north Lima over highway tolls

Protesters in Lima's northern districts of Puente Piedra, Ancon and Santa Rosa destroyed toll booths and...

January 6, 2017

Peru’s new defense minister to focus on defeating Shining Path

Peru's new defense minister, Jorge Nieto, will focus on stamping out the Shining Path guerrilla rebels who...

December 7, 2016

Lima mob chasing ‘organ harvesters’ leaves one dead, 34 arrested

Thirty-four people were arrested in a Lima shantytown on Sunday after a violent mob attempted to lynch two...

December 5, 2016

Peru’s former soccer chief extradited to US, pleads not guilty

Manuel Burga, the former president of the Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF), plead not guilty to corruption...

December 3, 2016

A look at life for the gold miners in Peru’s Amazon

Gold miners in Peru’s Amazon jungle face crime, corruption, health hazards and environmental destruction to...

November 25, 2016

Peru’s state oil firm to beef up defense of Amazon pipeline

State oil firm Petroperu has declared emergency measures to protect its pipeline in the Amazon jungle...

November 4, 2016

Natives release 200 hostages in Peru’s Amazon after oil spill

Indigenous protesters on Saturday released over 200 international tourists and other hostages who...

October 3, 2016

Peru’s Congress gives Kuczynski government decree powers for 90 days

Peru’s Congress on Thursday voted to give President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s government decree powers to...

October 1, 2016

Peru collectors coin remembers War of the Pacific with Tacna arch

Peru’s central bank has issued a new sol coin featuring Tacna’s Parabolic Arch as the final edition of...

September 30, 2016

Peru’s opposition party kills anti-corruption bill

Peru's Popular Force party, led by Keiko Fujimori, has rejected a bill to strengthen prosecutors...

September 26, 2016

Peru launches most advanced satellite in Latin America

Peru has launched its first ever satellite in an effort to assist agriculture and combat organized...

September 23, 2016

Peru earns millions from REDD+ programs to stop deforestation

REDD+ conservation efforts between 2013 and 2015 have brought $33.5 million to Peru through an...

September 20, 2016

Remembering Yma Sumac, ‘The Peruvian Songbird,’ at 94

Google's homepage featured an image of Yma Sumac on Sept. 13, which would have marked the 94th birthday of...

September 16, 2016