Bus plunges 100m off Pan-American highway cliff, killing at least 44 people

A coach plunged off the Pan-American Highway today, killing at least 44 people and injuring 23. ...

February 21, 2018

Pope to address environmental and indigenous struggles during his visit to Puerto Maldonado

Pope Francis arrives in Peru tonight for a 3-day Papal visit. His trip will include a visit to Puerto...

January 18, 2018

Arrests and raids: the latest in the Odebrecht corruption scandal

This week four former and current executives of Peruvian construction companies associated with the Brazilian...

December 9, 2017

2007 Peru Earthquake 10 years on: Is Peru prepared for the next big one?

On August 15, 2007, at 6:40 in the evening, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the central coast of Peru...

November 24, 2017

Pope Francis visit to Peru will focus on indigenous people

Details of Pope Francis' visit to Peru on 15 - 22 January 2018 indicate that the apostolic journey is set to...

November 17, 2017

New revelations in the Odebrecht scandal: Was PPK involved?

Marcelo Odebrecht's questioning by Peruvian prosecutors last week in Curitiba confirmed the financing of...

November 15, 2017

Marcelo Odebrecht questioned for over four hours, answers unconfirmed

Marcelo Odebrecht, former CEO of Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, testified before Peruvian...

November 10, 2017

Marcelo Odebrecht faces questions over his connections with Keiko Fujimori and former Peruvian presidents

Marcelo Odebrecht, former CEO of Brazilian construction company that bears his name, will be questioned today...

November 9, 2017

Meet the first Venezuelan neighborhood in Lima

San Juan de Lurigancho has become the first Venezuelan neighborhood in Lima. (more…)...

November 8, 2017

Pro surfer Anali Gomez carves up the competition to take South American title

Anali Gomez has become the first surfer to be crowned three-time champion of the World Surf League (WSL)...

November 2, 2017

Arequipa’s UNSA and Purdue University team to accelerate sustainable solutions

A research and innovation alliance between the Universidad Nacional De San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa and...

November 2, 2017

Europe is looking at Peru for investment opportunities

A major Spanish business group believes Peru is on track to be the next foreign investment hub in South...

October 31, 2017

Half of Peru’s prisoners are serving time without a sentence

President of the Judiciary Duberli Rodríguez said this week that more than half of Peru's prison population...

October 26, 2017

Peruvian film ‘La última tarde’ selected to compete in Spanish film awards

The Peruvian film "La última tarde" has been shortlisted  to compete for the title of Best Ibero-american...

October 25, 2017

3 Peruvian NGOs shortlisted for Desafío Google 2017

Three Peruvian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been selected as finalists for Desafío Google...

October 17, 2017