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El Cono: The mysterious sacred 'pyramid' hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds spiritual significance for Indigenous people.

LiveScience

UK women rescued one week into pioneering row across Pacific after rudder breaks

Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe will re-attempt their row from Peru to Australia.

Evening Standard

Visa launches stablecoin payments in Latin America in major advance for crypto

The service will rely on Bridge’s stablecoin tools and will roll out in places like Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia.

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5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan's beak found in Peru

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

LiveScience

Remains Of 5,000-year-old Noblewoman Found In Peru Dig

The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until becoming an archaeological site in the 1990s.

Latin Times

Indigenous river campaigner from Peru wins prestigious Goldman prize

Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari led a successful legal battle to protect the Marañon River in the Peruvian Amazon

The Guardian - UK

The Liberal Legacy of Mario Vargas Llosa

The Peruvian novelist, who passed away this Sunday, was a lifelong defender of freedom in all its forms.

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Massive circular tomb filled with battle-scarred people unearthed in Peru

Human skeletons from a large stone tomb may help archaeologists understand a mysterious pre-Inca population in Peru.

LiveScience

From skater girls to climate illusions: Meet the winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards

UK photographer Zed Nelson's four-continent project, highlighting humanity's complex relationship with nature, earned him this year's coveted Photographer of the Year award.

Euronews

Peru's former first lady arrives in Brazil for asylum to evade prison

Peru’s former First Lady Nadine Heredia and her youngest son have arrived in Brazil after the neighboring country granted her asylum

The Independent UK

Indigenous communities push back against Peru law change that could accelerate Amazon deforestation

It is being “falsely arguing” that the amendments are necessary to comply with the EU’s new forest regulations, campaigners warn.

Euronews

Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering

A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance his 2006 and 2011 campaigns

The Independent UK

Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations

The Independent UK

'The world of literature is mourning': How Mario Vargas Llosa brought Spanish to splendour

The world of literature is mourning the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner. He was 89. The author of 'The Feast of the goats' leaves behind an indelible legacy. With sadness and admiration, fans and friends have described him as an 'eternal scribe.'

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The Guardian - UK

‘We waited greedily for his novels’: Mario Vargas Llosa, a revolutionary of Spanish-language fiction

His breakthrough book was deemed too inflammatory to be taught in my school, and was burned by authorities, but this Peruvian firebrand would reveal himself to be a man of contradictions

Euronews

Hundreds of Catholics in Peru and Guatemala mark Palm Sunday

Peru's Catholics celebrated Palm Sunday with a procession that commemorates the Christian belief of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.

The Guardian - UK

Mario Vargas Llosa obituary

Peruvian novelist, essayist and aspiring politician who was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 2010

The Conversation

Farewell to Mario Vargas Llosa, the end of an era for Latin America’s literary luminaries

The death of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa (Arequipa, 1936 - Lima, 2025) marks the end of a Golden Age of Latin American literature. Just as there will not be another generation in Spain like that of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Góngora and…

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Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa dies aged 89

Peruvian authorities on Monday declared a day of mourning with flags to fly at half mast on government buildings following the death of the Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

International Business Times

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies In Peru

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X. Vargas Llosa's passing marks the close of the era of Latin America's literary golden generation, of which he was the last living member.

International Business Times

Vargas Llosa, Last Of Latin America's Literary Golden Generation

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.

The Guardian - AU

Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89

Nobel laureate, a star of the international boom in Latin American literature, also once ran for president in Peru

The Independent UK

Mario Vargas Llosa death: Peruvian Nobel literature laureate dies aged 89

Nobel literature laureate and giant of Latin American letters for many decades

The Conversation

Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world.

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Netflix just added one of my favourite family movies fresh from the cinema — and it's perfect timing for Easter

Netflix has added a feel-good family movie just in time for the school holidays.

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