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Huge cranes loom over Peru's massive new Chinese-funded Chancay port, a symbol of Beijing's growing influence in South America which is set to be inaugurated by President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Peruvian priest regarded as ‘the father of liberation theology’

Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency

Bus drivers in Peru are being brutally murdered as extortionist gangs increasingly target the country's transport sector, forcing companies to pay protection fees under threat of violent retribution.

In the Peruvian town of Chancay, located around 100 kilometres north of the capital Lima, construction is currently underway on a "mega port", intended to be South America's largest hub for the transport of goods. China is Peru's largest trading partner and the main investor in the project, which is…

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The state funeral of Peru's divisive ex-president Alberto Fujimori, a major figure in Latin American politics, began Saturday in Lima, capping three days of national mourning.

Despite his convictions for corruption and human rights abuses, many see the president who has died at 86 as the country’s greatest leader

As Peru prepares to lay former president Alberto Fujimori to rest on Saturday, the families of civilians killed in his war on left-wing guerrillas are grappling with his death.

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Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at the age of 86 in the capital Lima, his family said.