Peru

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Baby crocodiles from endangered species born at zoo in Peru

The Tumbes species is found in the southern United States, Mexico and Venezuela, but in countries such as Peru and Ecuador, it is critically endangered.

27/01/2021

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Would you spend the night on this Peruvian mountain edge?

Located high above the Sacred Valley in Peru, this is a hospitality experience like no other. Guests access the hotel by hiking, climbing or zip wire and your room is secured to the side of a mountain.

17/01/2021

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Coronavirus: Santa meets children in Peru through a plastic bubble

On the outskirts of the Peruvian capital, Lima, a plastic bubble is helping children meet Santa in a safe way.

22/12/2020

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Police in Peru carry out drug-related arrest in Santa and elf disguise

Members the National Police of Peru disguised themselves as Santa Claus and an elf during a police operation in Lima.

17/12/2020

Peru

Pressure mounts on Peru's President Merino after two die in protests

Angry Peruvians have taken to the streets in daily demonstrations accusing Congress of staging a parliamentary coup putting Manuel Merino in power.

15/11/2020

Travel News

This ancient site in Peru has reopened after eight months

Like many tourist attractions around the world, Machu Picchu closed earlier this year at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it's opened back up - but can only offer around 30% of its usual capacity.

02/11/2020

Destinations

Giant cat drawing discovered on a hillside in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered a giant drawing of what appears to be a cat on a hillside in Nazca.

17/10/2020

Travel News

Machu Picchu has reopened: but only for a single visitor

Jesse Katayama was treated to an exclusive private tour of the ruins in reward for having to wait so long in Peru to see the Inca citadel.

16/10/2020

Peru

Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

President Martín Vizcarra survived an impeachment vote Friday after opposition lawmakers failed to amass enough support to oust the leader.

19/09/2020

Peru

Peru's low income families attack poor virus healthcare

Peru's number of COVID-19 cases overtook Italy's this week.

21/06/2020

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In Peru, food markets have become the epicentre of COVID-19 contagion

Peru is the third worst-affected country in South America after Brazil and Mexico.

01/05/2020

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COVID-19 makes life tougher for homeless in Lima

The lockdown in Peru has meant the number of charities providing the homeless with food has decreased.

14/04/2020

Green News

Game of Thrones star travels to the Amazon rainforest with the UN

Kit Harington, Emilia Clarke or Nikolaj Coster-Waldau? Which Game of Thrones star is trying to save the Amazon?

20/01/2020

Peru

Six tourists arrested for vandalism at Peru's Machu Picchu

Six tourists have been arrested for acts of vandalism at the Machu Picchu in Peru.

16/01/2020

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Beach clean up campaign from Peru's Pacific beaches to Lake Titicaca

Peruvian officials on Monday collected tons of garbage on a popular Lima beach in a campaign spanning three dozen beaches in the Pacific, the Amazon and Lake Titicaca.

14/01/2020

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These Peruvians have a fight to welcome in the new year

It's all part of efforts to leave last year's troubles behind and start afresh in January.

03/01/2020

Peru

Peruvian opposition leader Fujimori freed from jail

The daughter of the jailed former president of Alberto Fujimori was met by her husband and a crowd of cheering supporters.

30/11/2019

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Tensions high as Peruvians protest at bullfighting event

Hundreds of protesters marched in Lima on Sunday (November 3) to call for an end to bullfighting as the country's most high-profile bullfighting event, the Feria Taurina del Senor de los Milagros, begins

04/11/2019

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Six sea lions returned to ocean in Peru

The Organization for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals on Saturday returned six young sea lions to the ocean, at Wakama Beach, Peru.

20/10/2019

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Local pets blessed by priest in in Lima, Peru

Catholics brought their cats, dogs, turtles and birds, among other animals, to receive blessings.

07/10/2019

Peru

Watch: Peru's coca farmers encouraged to switch to cacao crop

Authorities are trying to persuade farmers to switch to harvesting cacao from coca, which is used to make cocaine. Peru is a major cacao exporter, but also the world's second largest producer of cocaine.

24/09/2019

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The power of music: Juan Diego Flórez gives hope to disadvantaged children in Peru

Juan Diego Flórez is proving that music can be a life changer for the poorest and most disadvantaged kids.

05/09/2019

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Archaeologists in Peru unearth ancient mural

Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed an ancient mural from the lost Caral civilisation that is believed to be about 3,800 years old, officials reported.

20/08/2019

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Divers and volunteers help to save humpback whale off Peru's coast

Tour guide and professional diver Julio Cesar Castro joined forces with other volunteers to rescue a humpback whale on Monday (July 29) which was trapped in a fishing net near El Nuro beach off the Peruvian coast.

01/08/2019

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Large fire destroys up to 200 homes in Peru

A massive fire swept through a neighborhood in the Callo district of Lima, Peru in the early hours of Thursday (July 25) morning destroying some 200 homes according to a local fire official.

26/07/2019

Peru

Watch: Peruvians flock to annual potato festival

The country boasts the largest number of potato varieties in the world – more than 3,500.

31/05/2019