The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Machu Picchu: Inca site ‘has gone by wrong name for over 100 years’

Peruvian historian and US archaeologist say the pre-Columbian town was called Huayna Picchu by the Inca people

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2022

'It's up to him now', The truth about Rodrigo Vilca's chances of success at Newcastle United

Nobby Solano says that Rodrigo Vilca's chances of success at Newcastle United now depend on success in Liga 1

Chronicle Live · Mar 21, 2022

Peru top court approves recourse for jailed ex President Fujimori to leave prison -source, media

Peru's top constitutional court approved on Thursday a legal recourse that allows former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a prison sentence for rights violations, to be freed, a court source said on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 17, 2022

Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households

Scheme being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru seen as way to make more money from existing subscribers as growth slows

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2022

Peru landslide buries dozens of homes with search underway for missing

Officials say up to 80 homes buried by mud in La Libertad region in north of country

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2022

Eight rescued, at least 15 missing after mountain collapse in Peru

Eight people have been rescued and at least 15 are missing after a major landslide in Peru, the government said on Wednesday, with police and fire brigades continuing their search in the hope of finding more survivors.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Peru's Castillo comes out fighting after impeachment vote, slams 'institutional crisis'

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday rejected allegations of corruption and told Congress, which passed a motion to impeach him earlier this week that all branches of government are in crisis right now.

Reuters · Mar 16, 2022

Landslide in northern Peru buries at least 60 homes

Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

Landslide in Peruvian Andes buries 15 homes after heavy rain

Authorities in Peru say more than 15 homes in a remote town in the Andes were buried after a hillside collapsed following heavy rains

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022