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Peruvians protest during Castillo's message to the nation

Hundreds of supporters and opponents of Peru's President Pedro Castillo protest near the Congress of the Republic in the capital Lima, as the president delivers a speech to mark his first year in office.

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Peruvian women and transgender demonstrators ask Michelle Bachelet for help in face of violence

Some 30 Peruvian women and transgender demonstrators denounce the daily violence they suffer and demand action from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, at a protest in Lima.

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Peru celebrates International Dog Day with race

Pet owners in Lima took part in a race with their four-legged companions on Sunday as part of an event to mark International Dog Day.

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Ancestral Inca festival to the Sun God

With an offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth), the ancestral Inca ceremony for the Sun god or Inti Raymi, was staged in Cusco.

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Aftermath of landslide in Peruvian Andes that buried dozens of homes

Images of the aftermath of a landslide in the northern Peruvian town of Retamas, that has buried dozens of homes and trapped at least 15 people.

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Hillside collapse buries at least 15 houses in Peru

More than 15 houses in a remote area of the Peruvian Andes were buried by a landslide on Tuesday after a hill collapsed following heavy rains in the region

Food and Drink

How to make Nikkei scallops with Clay chef Jolbi Huacho

Clay Dubai chef Jolbi Huacho explains the history of Nikkei cuisine, while we share how to make scallops Nikkei-style

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Peru inaugurates its largest mural in downtown Lima

Peru inaugurates its largest mural in the centre of Lima, created by the city's inhabitants with the help of a team of artists.

Destinations

Peru: The surprising destination for a post-lockdown wellness break

From the rainbow mountains to the Amazon rainforest, let Peru renew you in 2022.

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Peru bans Repsol execs from leaving country after oil spill

A Peruvian judge on Friday banned Repsol's Peru director and three other executives from leaving the country for 18 months while the government investigates an oil spill at a refinery run by the Spain-based company.

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Almost 900 people evacuated amid floods in Peru's Machu Picchu area

Heavy rains cause flooding in the town near Machu Picchu.

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Peru: cleaning crews work to remove oil from beaches

Cleaning crews in Ventanilla, Peru, work to remove oil from a beach after a spill caused by an eruption on the other side of the Pacific near Tonga

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Joint effort in Peru to save stricken sea birds after oil spill

Efforts are in full swing along Lima's coastline to rescue animals after an underwater volcano eruption caused an oil tanker to spill its cargo.

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Tonga's eruption waves cause oil spill in Peru

Oil from a leak washed ashore in the Peruvian city of Ventanilla, located on the coast near the capital Lima.

Culture news

Peru's Mochica man thrills onlookers with his giant ceramic phallus

The statue is three metres tall and has a phallus measuring a whopping 1.5 metres in length.

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Peruvian shamans make predictions for the new year

Will they be right or not? The answer will come in the upcoming months.

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Santa Claus parades around the world

Elephants in Santa costumes, Peruvian Santa returns after the pandemic and first ever Black Santa represents NGO at event

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Peruvians enjoy the beach while social distancing in roped off squares

People in Lima are able to once again enjoy the city’s beaches, which were off limits during the pandemic, and can do so while social distancing.

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Terrified looking ancient mummy discovered by archeologists in Peru

Archaeologists have found a bizarre looking mummy and a host of other treasures in a tomb seven floors underground. They believe it could date back to pre-Inca times 800 years ago.

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Peru vaccinates communities of mythical Inca lake

Peruvian nurses took a boat across the famed Lake Titicaca on Wednesday in search of communities living on remote floating islands to vaccinate them against the COVID-19 virus.