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WATCH: Peru Robbers Target Cars in Traffic Jam
As if being stuck in the Peruvian capital Lima’s notorious traffic jams wasn’t bad enough, commuters in the city now have to contend with a gang of robbers –...
U.S. Teen Dies After Taking Hallucinogenic Drug, Ayahuasca, in Peru
Drug tourism is not rare to parts of the Peruvian rainforest, where travelers from North America and Europe come to sample the supposed healing qualities and...
Peru’s President: Why Does His Family Hate Him?
Pity the poor president of Peru. Barely a day goes by without calls for the resignation of this or that member of his cabinet; vociferous complaints about...
Florindo Flores
By the time soldiers nabbed a wounded Florindo Flores, 50, on Feb. 12 in a hut in Peru's Amazon jungle, he was as much a relic as a rebel. Flores, a.k.a. Comrade...
Photo Essays
Peru's Sacred Glacier Is Melting
Warmer temperatures eat away at an ancient glacier high in the Andes, throwing the native communities into a spiritual crisis Photographs by Andrew McLeish /...
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Peru Protesters Push to Stop $ 5 Billion Newmont Mine
way for Peru's most expensive mine. ...
Peru Humala's Approval Rating Slips for Fourth Straight Month
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell in June for the fourth straight month to nearly the lowest level of his term, due in part to his refusal to pardon jailed...
Lima Journal: Guardians of Peru's Treasures Stake Out Post Office to Block Smuggling
A Culture Ministry team is trying to keep Peru's ancient riches from being spirited out by mail, battling a depletion that began nearly 500 years ago with the Spanish conquest....
Peru's Leader Says He Will Not Pardon Jailed Fujimori Peru's government on Friday...
Peru's government on Friday rejected a pardon request from jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, saying he does not suffer from a terminal illness, in a move...
