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Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Peru’s ambassador to the Holy See publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to visit his second homeland on Saturday, as 2026 is…
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Discover the Nine-Inch Giants and Star Wars Ewok Tarantulas That Inhabit Peru
The post Discover the Nine-Inch Giants and Star Wars Ewok Tarantulas That Inhabit Peru appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Genera…
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Peru's interim president faces calls for removal over unregistered meetings with Chinese businessmen
PERU, Lima (AP) — Peru's interim President José Jerí appeared Wednesday before a congressional oversight committee to address unregistered…
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Peru bans Mexico’s President Sheinbaum as diplomatic dispute grows
Peru has declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum a “persona non grata” who is unable to enter the country, days after severing ties…
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Peruvian Congress votes to declare Mexico's president persona non grata after asylum offer
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress on Thursday declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata after Mexico decided to grant…
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Peru cuts ties with Mexico over asylum for ex-prime minister
Peru has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico after accusing it of granting asylum to a former Peruvian prime minister who is on trial…
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Military and police patrol streets of Peru’s capital as state of emergency begins
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Peru’s capital saw more soldiers and police patrolling the streets on Wednesday, the first day of a state…
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Peru's president declares state of emergency in capital as it tries to stem surging violence
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's new president declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday in the government's latest attempt to stem a…
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Peruvian-Chinese Cuisine with Impeccable Vibes
The food, too, does some artful recontextualizing. Kam lu wantan, for instance, is a classic chifa dish of deep-fried wontons that are…
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Peru's new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led a series of raids on prisons holding…
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Peru's president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute…
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Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged…
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Peru enacts security forces amnesty for violations during conflict
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday signed into law an amnesty bill shielding security forces from prosecution for crimes…
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Rare ceremonial heads discovered in Peru shed light on 'Warriors of the Clouds'
The intricately crafted club heads are believed to have held ceremonial significance, hinting at ritual practices of a society whose…
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Colombia accuses Peru of fully annexing a disputed island in the Amazon river
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru on Tuesday when he accused…
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Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Utility workers excavating trenches to expand underground gas networks in Peru’s capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs…
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President Dina Boluarte slams court’s call to suspend Peru’s amnesty law
President Dina Boluarte has blasted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its opposition to a recently passed bill that would grant…
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Bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18…
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This Colorful Mountain in Peru Was Once Hidden by Snow—Now It’s One of the World’s Most Popular Hikes
Hidden beneath layers of snow until just a few years ago, this colorful mountain in Peru is now one of the most popular and photogenic…
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Peru's new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday…
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Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes
Archaeologists unveil Peñico, a city that thrived 3,500 years ago, linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Amazon. Archaeologists…
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The Magic of Daylight in a Land of Sun Worship
With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and Indigenous…
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Peru reinstates full protection of Nazca Lines reserve after controversial cutback
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s government has reversed its controversial decision to shrink the protected area surrounding the Nazca…
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Peru allows miners to seek permits in area removed from Nazca Lines protection
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru announced Tuesday that miners who had been operating illegally in a large protected archaeological reserve…