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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

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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

Peru

Fashion show for Mother's Day in Peru prison

Mothers in a prison in Peru's capital Lima celebrated Mother's Day on Friday with a fashion show of items designed and created by female inmates.

11/05/2019

Peru

Huge fire engulfs downtown Lima

The blaze started in the Peruvian capital's commercial zone.

20/04/2019

Peru

Peru’s ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself to avoid arrest

"This morning a dramatic accident took place: the president took the decision to shoot a bullet (in the head)," his lawyer, Erasmo Reyna, told journalists outside the hospital.

17/04/2019

Peru

Watch: Usain Bolt jogs to victory in race against tuk-tuk

The vehicle never stood a chance, as the aptly named Bolt jogged ahead of it at a leisurely pace.

03/04/2019

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Fire erupts on bus in Peru, at least 20 dead

Authorities said at least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on a bus on the northern outskirts of Peru's capital Lima on Sunday.

02/04/2019

Peru

Peru installs military bases to protect the Amazon from ill

The South American nation has declared war on the illegal mining that has devastated large areas of the Amazon region.

07/03/2019

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“You only have your own mind to battle with”

Preparing for the Dakar Rally or the ultimate marathon for petrolheads through the world’s most unforgiving terrain.

04/01/2019

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Peru police dress as Santa and the Three Wise Men

A police officer drove around Lima in Peru on a motorcycle dressed as Santa Claus

25/12/2018

Peru

Churches combine for campaign to save Peruvian rainforest

Churches combine for campaign to save Peruvian rainforest

06/12/2018

Peru

Human-like statues dating back to year 1,100 unearthed in Peru

Researchers have discovered twenty wooden, human-like sculptures along with an intricate adobe wall in northern Peru, according to government officials.

23/10/2018

Peru

Peru's Fujimori hospitalised after pardon revoked

Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori is taken to hospital after court orders him back to jail

04/10/2018