Tag: Peru
At least 20 dead in Peru bus fire: emergency services
LIMA: At least 20 people were killed and about 10 injured on Sunday night in a bus fire at an illegal transport terminal in the...
Archaeologists discover Incan tomb in Peru
PERU: Peruvian archaeologists discovered an Incan tomb in the north of the country where an elite member of the pre-Columbian empire was buried, one...
First ever Dwarf Copa America tackles prejudice
BUENOS AIRES: The first Dwarf Copa America has started in Buenos Aires with the goal of using football to tackle social prejudices.
Teams from Chile,...
Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells
LIMA: Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian...
Archaeologists discover new geoglyphs in Peru
PALPA, PERU: Archaeologists using drones have discovered more than 25 geoglyphs etched into a swath of coastal desert in southern Peru near the Nazca...
Archaeologists unearth evidence of world’s biggest child sacrifice in Peru
LIMA: Archaeologists in Peru have found evidence of the biggest-ever sacrifice of children, uncovering the remains of more than 140 youngsters who were slain...
Venezuela election: Opposition argues whether to fight Maduro in vote
CARACAS: Venezuela’s opposition was to huddle on Thursday and debate whether to participate in a controversial April presidential vote despite the barring of its...
US, Peru agree to fight against drugs trafficking with joint effort
LIMA: Peru’s foreign minister said on Monday that she and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had agreed to keep working together to fight...
Peru human rights victims families ask court to nullify Fujimori pardon
SAN JOSE: The families of victims of human rights abuses under former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori testified on Friday at an international human rights...
Pope calls on public for eradicating corruption in Peru
LIMA: Pope Francis made a forceful call to combat corruption in Peru on Monday, calling it a social “virus” a month after the Andean...
Pope visits Chile’s migrants before leaving for Peru
SANTIAGO: Pope Francis wraps up his Chile visit Thursday by meeting with members of the South American nation’s booming immigrant community, who are flocking...
Peru’s archaeological findings shed light on ancient desert society
LIMA: Archaeologists have discovered two chambers used for political ceremonies on Peru’s desert coast more than 1,500 years ago that had previously only been...
Fujimori calls for unity after controversial pardon
LIMA: Recently pardoned former president Alberto Fujimori called for Peruvians on Saturday to set aside their “grudges” in order to unite against violence and...
Peru’s pardoned Fujimori starts life as free man for first time
LIMA: Peru’s recently-pardoned former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori left a hospital as a free man for the first time in 12 years on Thursday,...
50 bodies recovered from Peru bus crash
LIMA: Peruvian emergency workers on Wednesday said they had recovered 50 bodies ─ six of them children ─ from a horrific bus crash over...
Peru bus plunge kills 48, says police
LIMA: A bus plunged over a seaside cliff in Peru on Tuesday, killing at least 48 people after a collision with a truck on...
FIFA halves doping sanction for Peru footballer to 6 months
LIMA: FIFA has cut its doping-related sanction of Peru's football captain Paolo Guerrero to a six-month suspension, half its previous year-long ban that would...
