Environment Ministry promotes ecological ‘fireworks’ for planting among country’s youth

The holiday season always brings with it plenty of people ready to light off fireworks in celebration,...

December 23, 2018

Police officers who don’t look into domestic violence claims will be fired, Vizcarra says

As Peru President Martín Vizcarra tries to turn around the horrific rates of violence against women in the...

December 22, 2018

Peru passes forest fire prevention plan as the disaster threat increases

Over the past five years, Peru has seen devastating damage wrought by forest fires throughout the...

December 21, 2018

Authorities rescue captive wildlife from tourism operation in the Amazon

Sloths, toucans, anacondas and other precious wildlife were among the animals saved by Peruvian authorities...

December 20, 2018

Blind U.S. tourist missing in Peru after trip to Cusco

A United States citizen is missing in Peru after taking a trip to Cusco. Thirty-five-year-old Carla López...

December 19, 2018

Peruvian startups shine at Seedstars LatAm Summit

The Seedstars World gathering in Peru earlier this month saw homegrown startup Rebajastuscuentas.com win the...

December 17, 2018

Peru unveils plan to help save river dolphins

The Amazon river dolphin and manatee are critical species to the eponymous region in Peru and nearby...

December 17, 2018

Man accused of brutally beating Arlette Contreras has sentencing annulled

A court in Northern Lima ruled this week to annul sentencing against Adriano Pozo, who was filmed on a...

December 15, 2018

Peru prosecutors to go after six Popular Force party lawyers in Keiko case

The case against the main opposition party Popular Force and its former head Keiko Fujimori is not over yet....

December 14, 2018

Vizcarra promises that Lima metro’s Line 2 will be done eight years earlier than planned

Lima's notoriously bad traffic could be getting a little less congested. President Martín Vizcarra...

December 13, 2018

Peru gets back more than 80 artifacts from Argentina

Argentina returned 84 ancient artifacts to Peru on Tuesday at an event where they were received by Peter...

December 11, 2018

Peru passes law to ban single-use plastic bags

Peru's Congress passed a new law last week that should phase out single-use plastic bags over the next three...

December 10, 2018

Three of four anticorruption votes pass on Peru’s referendum

The people of Peru went out to vote Sunday on four anti-corruption measures proposed by President Martín...

December 9, 2018

Ancient cemetery from the Mochica culture discovered in Chiclayo

An ancient burial ground that is presumed to have belonged to the Mochica culture (800 - 1000 AD) was...

December 8, 2018

Construction of Chinchero Airport in Cusco passes first step with government authorization

President Martín Vizcarra signed a contract Friday morning to give the green light on eventual construction...

December 7, 2018