By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer Though born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV—formerly Robert Prevost—spent ...

President Dina Boluarte appointed Pedro Angulo as president of her council of ministers Saturday afternoon, three days after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the government palace ...

By Gary Ziegler Exploring two previously undocumented Inca ruins near Choquequirao in April 2016. 'CLANK!' - the sound of machete striking stone reverberates around the densely vegetated hillside.

Ayacucho saw 20,000 visitors during Carnival & Semana Santa 2025, a 10% increase. Peru's cultural heritage city balances tradition with tourism growth.

Ex-President Pedro Castillo's wife, Lilia Paredes, and their two children arrived in Mexico City today, after seeking asylum at the Mexican embassy in Lima last week. Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's Foreign ...

President Dina Boluarte, Peru’s first woman president, succeeds ousted Pedro Castillo. Source: El Peruano In a surprise address to the nation, President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday declared the ...

Those ubiquitous snapshots visitors take of themselves at the iconic Inca sanctuary of Machu Picchu are going to have to be snapped at arms length under the new regulations being implemented. Selfie ...

President Martin Vizcarra yesterday called on Congress to apply article 157 of the Constitution to fire three magistrates on the National Magistrates Council, CNM, while the president of the Judiciary ...

Former President Alan Garcia sought asylum in the Uruguayan Embassy at dawn on Sunday, hours after he was slapped with an 18-month travel ban in the investigation into bribes and money laundering ...

Aerial photographs of over 50 ancient drawings in the desert near Nazca have been made public, following the completion of a research project funded by National Geographic. The drawings cover a wide ...

Four tourists, from Uruguay and Argentina, paint over their own graffiti in Cusco before being deported on charges of defacing public property. Photo: Andina Peru’s Immigration office deported four ...

The run-off in Peru’s presidential elections has led to a virtual tie between the socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre and Keiko Fujimori of the conservative party Fuerza Popular. Castillo ...