The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Duchess Sophie comes face-to-face with huge bird-eating spider in Amazon jungle

The National Geographic describes the Goliath birdeater as the largest arachnid on the planet

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Sophie encounters ‘king of spiders’ on jungle trek in Peru

The Duchess of Edinburgh was exploring the Peruvian Amazon, seeing sloths, snakes and spiders during her tour of South and Central America.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Sophie tours Amazon gunboat built in Birkenhead during visit to Peru

The Duchess of Edinburgh is in Peru as part of a tour of South and Central America.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

‘We need an iron fist’: the Trump-inspired favourite to win Chile’s election

José Antonio Kast, 59, is appealing to voters with a hard-right pitch on crime and immigration

The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2025

This mountainside is covered in thousands of mysterious ancient holes. Scientists now believe they know why

Early aerial photographs first highlighted the scale of Peru’s Monte Sierpe monument. Almost a century later, scientists have worked out what it might have been used for

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2025

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the centuries-old 5,200 mystery holes in the Peruvian Andes

Drone footage and on-the-ground excavations high in the Andes are revealing what the Chincha Kingdom and Inca Empire may have used these holes for centuries ago.

LiveScience · Nov 10, 2025

A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They captured stunning photographs of landscapes across the Andes, including some peculiar “pockmarks” in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru.

The Conversation · Nov 10, 2025

This ‘Strong Buy’ Financial Stock Can Help You Unlock Profits in Peru

Intercorp Financial Services (IFS) is trading at a 5-year high and has strong technical momentum. Shares are up 63% in the past 52 weeks and nearly 50% in the year to date. IFS has a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Fundamentals remain solid for IFS, with projected revenue and earnings...

Barchart · Nov 7, 2025

Diplomatic Tensions Escalate As Peru Cuts Ties With Mexico Over Asylum Offer to Ousted Prime Minister

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Peru have deteriorated even further after the Peruvian government announced it would sever ties with Mexico.

Latin Times · Nov 5, 2025

High in Peru’s Andes, villagers carry out centuries-old work of collecting salt, in photos

When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually which friend’s salt pond he will work that day. In keeping with “ayni,” an ancient Quechua word that means mutual aid, villagers take turns helping each other collect their…

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025