Wildfire in Machu Picchu destroys more than 40 hectares of vegetation
A wildfire in Machu Picchu destroyed 40 hectares (98 acres) of vegetation close to Peru’s most popular…
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Man tries to escape prison dressed as a woman on Mother’s Day
An escape plan befitting of Mother’s Day almost worked for one Peruvian inmate. The incarcerated…
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Christmas in Peru
I remember it vividly. My first Christmas in Cusco, Peru, two years ago. The memory still makes me smile.…
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Education is still Peru’s Achilles’ Heel
According to international assessments, the low national budget, the meager management of deficient…
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Region threatens strike over Peru’s new Machu Picchu airport
Residents in Peru’s southern state of Cusco have threatened protests which could affect Machu…
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Another deadly holiday season on Peru’s roads
Dozens of people were killed during holiday travels on Peru’s dangerous rural highways. At least 46…
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Peru: protest shuts down Machu Picchu tourism for two days
A protest by hundreds of residents of a village below Machu Picchu in southern Peru blocked a key railroad,…
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Tourist struck by lightning at Machu Picchu in Peru
A Spanish tourist and a Peruvian national were struck by lightning while visiting the Inca ruins of…
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Historic church in Peru’s tourism capital destroyed in fire
The San Sebastian Temple in Cusco was almost completely destroyed in a fire early Friday morning. Firefighters…
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How innovation in construction can save lives in southern Peru
At least 105 people have died in southern Peru this winter. While that is tragic, it is hardly news.…
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