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24 hours in Lima

Join euronews' Monica Pinna as she stretches out a day in the capital of Peru.

28/09/2016

Sci-Tech

Face to face with Peru's Lord of Sipan 1,900 years after his death

The face of Peru's Lord of Sipan has finally been unmasked some 1,900 years after his death, all thanks to technology, which has built a 3D reconstruction of the ancient warrior's face.

28/09/2016

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Peruvian pleasures of the table

From the highest altitudes to the depths of the Pacific, Peru is rich in wild and untamed tastes unfamiliar to most palates. But now internationally-renowned chefs are putting Peru's cuisine on the ma

19/09/2016

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Traveller's diary: from gastronomy's capital to coffee fields

19/09/2016

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Cuzco's San Sebastian church gutted by fire

The historic San Sebastian church, in Cuzco, Peru has been gutted by fire.

18/09/2016

World News

Fatal earthquake hits Andean villages in southern Peru

A fatal earthquake has hit the Caylloma province in the copper-producing region of Arequipa in southern Peru.

15/08/2016

World News

Lima protesters demand end to violence against women

Demonstrators have been out in force in the Peruvian capital Lima, demanding an end to violence against women.

14/08/2016

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Peruvian students clash with police during protest

There have been violent scenes in Peru’s capital Lima during a protest by students.

09/08/2016

World News

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski: Peru's new president faces plethora of problems

At the age of 77, former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is taking on the presidency of Peru.

28/07/2016

Sport

Colombia down Peru to reach Copa America semi-finals

Colombia captain James Rodriguez and his team-mates celebrated as Los Cafeteros kept their composure to edge out rivals Peru in the quarter-finals of the Copa America at the MetLife Stadium in New…

18/06/2016

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Peruvian police rescue dog trapped in canal

Peruvian police officers in the northern municipality of Trujillo, some 490 kilometres from Lima, have rescued a dog that found itself stranded in a canal.

18/06/2016

World News

Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat in Peru's presidential election

The tightest presidential election Peru has seen in decades appears to be over.

11/06/2016

World News

Kuczynski 'wins' Peruvian election, but Fujimori refuses to concede

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appears to have won a narrow majority in Peru’s presidential election.

10/06/2016

World News

Peruvian presidential election too close to call

The candidate of the centre-right appears to have the slimmest of leads in Peru’s presidential election.

06/06/2016

World News

Peru holds tight presidential run-off vote

Both candidates are fiscal conservatives who plan to maintain the free-market model for the resource-rich Andean economy.

05/06/2016

World News

A man of Peruvian politics Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Former Peruvian prime minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is the cousin of Franco-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Goddard.

04/06/2016

World News

Keiko Fujimori part of a Peruvian political dynasty

Keiko Fujimori is no stranger to high office.

04/06/2016

World News

At least 12 dead in Peru bus crash

At least 12 people have been killed in Peru when a coach in which they were travelling crashed in the northern province of Viru. Nearly 30 others

15/05/2016

Musica

Juan Diego Flórez: singing for Peru's disadvantaged children

Juan Diego Flórez is giving disadvantaged children a bright future through the power of music. Inspired by Venezuelan music network “El Sistema” the

12/05/2016

World News

More than 1,000 kilos of cocaine confiscated in Peru

Peruvian police have put on display more than 1,356 kilos of cocaine confiscated throughout the country in the first week of May. Peru is the world’s

12/05/2016