The Latest Breaking News from Peru

An Empty Pool in Peru Is a Monument to the Drawbacks of Historic Preservation

Cusco earned a World Heritage Site designation from the United Nations. That's not always a good thing.

Reason · Jun 22, 2025

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025: Who takes the top spot - and how does Europe fare?

European restaurants make up three of the Top 5 spots on this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants list. However, Spain's Disfrutar, in Barcelona, has been dethroned as the highest ranked restaurant in the world...

Euronews · Jun 20, 2025

Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capital

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter from the surface

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

How to watch Colombia vs Peru: Live streams, TV channels for World Cup qualifier

Colombia could take a big step towards qualification for next year's World Cup while Peru need to find some momentum

FourFourTwo · Jun 6, 2025

First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal

The trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 5, 2025

Mark Wahlberg tells Scots brothers their Pacific rowing bid ‘could be a movie’

The Perfect Storm actor told the Maclean brothers he ‘couldn’t be more inspired’ by their bid to row unsupported 9,000 miles from Peru to Australia.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Peru allows miners to seek permits in area removed from Nazca Lines protection

Peru has acknowledged that miners operating in an area once protected around the famed Nazca Lines can now begin the process of legalizing their activities after the government reduced the buffer zone by 42% last week

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025

Outrage over Peru’s decision to nearly halve protected area near Nazca Lines

Shock decision has raised fears ancient site with almost 2,000-year-old geoglyphs will be exploited by illegal miners

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2025

Peru reduces Nazca Lines park by 42%, raising concerns over environmental and heritage risks

Peru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among conservationists and archaeologists

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025