The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Peru To Host The 2026 Latin America Amateur Championship

Lima Golf Club in Peru will play host to the 2026 Latin America Championship. The news was announced this morning in a press conference in Buenos Aires.

Golf Monthly · Jan 16, 2025

Buried alive? The surreal story of how COVID took over a remote city in the Amazon

Juan Pablo Vaquero was pronounced dead in the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos in the first wave of COVID-19 in April 2020. His sister wasn’t allowed to see his body. Three days later he appeared at her home, after having allegedly awoken in a pile of corpses in the jungle.

The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025

Mystery of how ancient mummies had tattoos similar to today’s

The oldest known tattoos were found on remains of a man who lived in the Italian Alps around 3,000 B.C

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

One Dead In Ecuador, Peru Ports Closed Amid Massive Waves

Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024

From 'the last Neanderthal' to sacrifices in Peru: Our biggest archaeology stories of 2024

Here are our biggest archeology stories of 2024.

LiveScience · Dec 25, 2024

Japan's foreign minister seeks "positive" direction in bilateral ties during his visit to China

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya has met with top Chinese leaders during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2024

1,500-year-old tomb in Peru holds human sacrifices, including strangled son next to father's remains, genetic analysis reveals

A genetic analysis of six people buried in a Moche tomb around A.D. 500 revealed that two teenagers were sacrificed to their close relatives.

LiveScience · Dec 23, 2024

WATCH: Undercover Cop in Grinch Costume Busts Peruvian Drug Gang in Christmas-Themed Raid

A police officer disguised as the Grinch helmed a successful raid against a suspected drug trafficking ring after infiltrating a Christmas event in character.

Latin Times · Dec 23, 2024

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Climate and environmental protest is being criminalised and repressed around the world. The criminalisation of such protest has received a lot of attention in certain countries, including the UK and Australia. But there have not been any attempts to capture the global trend – until now.

The Conversation · Dec 23, 2024

Ranking the 50 Best Soccer Jerseys Of All Time

Some soccer jerseys are bad, some are good, and some are downright ugly. Others, however, like these lot, are legendary.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 21, 2024