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Peru PM Resigns Over Influence-peddling Claims

Peru's powerful Prime Minister Alberto Otarola resigned Tuesday amid allegations of influence-peddling to help a young woman he is said to have addressed lovingly in recordings released by news media.

International Business Times

Homicides in The Americas: Ranking the Most and Least Violent Countries in 2023

Ecuador and Haiti experienced some of the largest surges in violence, whereas El Salvador and Peru were among the countries where rates dropped the most

Latin Times

Dengue Outbreak In Piura Due To Water Shortages

Residents in Piura, Peru face severe water shortages leading to a dengue fever outbreak, with over 34,000 cases reported in the country.

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From Le Cordon Bleu to Instagram Virality: Rodrigo Fernandini Brings High-End Latin Cuisine to NYC

The chef and influencer found his passion through cooking, now he turns to fusion and new ideas to celebrate his heritage

Latin Times

Madame Web is bad and you should absolutely go see it

Bad dialogue! Random trips to Peru! Uncle Ben!

USA Today Sports Media Group

"Iron Maiden is a popular band among taxonomists and museum curators": Scientists in Peru name a new species of lizard after Bruce Dickinson

There's a newly-discovered lizard in the mountains of Peru named after Iron Maiden's frontman Bruce Dickinson

Metal Hammer

Afro Latina Comedian Mika Kenyah: 'We Come in All Looks and Shapes and That Should Be Celebrated'

During Afro Latino Week, The Latin Times discusses Afro Latinidad with Mika Kenyah, a Peruvian and Black American actress and screenwriter

Latin Times

Alleged catfisher accused of indecently assaulting Tinder match

The man is reportedly banned from the dating app in Peru.

The Canberra Times

Formula Winter Series Jerez: Cardenas, Peebles and Cota share wins

Andres Cardenas of Peru and Campos Racing grabbed race one on Saturday. Then Griffin Peebles of Australia and MP Motorsport won race two on Sunday morning, before home driver Juan Cota led a DriveX 1-2 in the final race of the weekend.

Autosport

City-size seamount triple the height of world's tallest building discovered via gravitational anomalies

Researchers found and mapped four seamounts in the deep sea off the coast of Peru and Chile. The tallest of these new peaks rises around 1.5 miles above the seafloor.

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Ultros’ composer Oscar Rydelius traveled to ‘the lungs of the world’ just to record audio for the upcoming metroidvania

We sat down with Ultros composer, Oscar Rydelius, to talk about how traveling to Peru brought it all together.

Latin Times

Ex-Peruvian Spy Chief Gets 19 Years In Prison Over Charges In 1992 Farmer Massacre

The sentence came after the 78-year-old former intelligence chief - who was already in prison due to his other convictions, pleaded guilty earlier this week to charges related to the 1992 massacre of six farmers who were accused of being members of a rebel group.

The Guardian - US

Machu Picchu train line reopens after protesters strike deal to readmit tourists

Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing system

International Business Times

Protests That Blocked Tourism Lifted At Peru's Machu Picchu

Protests that halted tourism at Peru's famed Incan citadel Machu Picchu for six days have been called off after an agreement between the government and residents, both sides said Wednesday.

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Former Peruvian Intelligence Chief Pleads Guilty in 1992 Massacre

Former Peruvian intelligence chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, pleads guilty to charges in the 1992 massacre of six farmers, seeking reduced sentence.

Latin Times

Ex-Peruvian Spy Chief Pleads Guilty To Charges In 1992 Farmer Massacre

Vladimiro Montesinos pleaded guilty to charges related to the 1992 massacre of six farmers who were accused of being members of a rebel group. They were taken from their homes by soldiers and executed.

International Business Times

Machu Picchu Protesters Block Tourist Train Tracks

Visitors to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site had their trip briefly interrupted Thursday by protesters angry with the government for privatizing ticket sales at the Inca citadel.

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First impressions: Peruvian artist Adria Alvarado mixes digital and traditional techniques

Advice from Boris Vallejo inspired her to become an artist.

Broadcasting & Cable

Vevo Names US Media Its Sales Agent in Latin America

Countries represented include Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru

The Guardian - US

Decades after the country’s internal conflict, Peruvians lay murdered family members to rest – a photo essay

When the brutal conflict between Shining Path and government forces during the 1980s and 1990s ended, so did a bloody chapter for most Peruvians. But the families of the victims had to wait up to 40 years to bury their dead

The Independent UK

Mystery of Peru ‘alien’ figures finally solved

Dolls that turned up in an airport in Peru last year are ‘not extraterrestrials’

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