Executive Branch responds swiftly to meteorological phenomena along Peru's coast

During the session, the Ministers of Defense, Environment, Health, Interior, and Transportation-Communications reported on the measures taken in response to the increased wind speeds along the Peruvian coast. Within this framework, the Prime Minister …

Peru's national weather service said wind gusts reached up to 50 kilometers per hour in the Ica region, about 400 ...

1,000-Year-Old pre-Incan remains found in Peru capital

According to archaeologist José Aliaga, the vessels’ iconography and their black, white, and red colors “allow us to establish a connection with the pre-Incan Chancay culture,’ which is approximately 1,000 to 1,470 years old.” Aliaga told The Associated …

Peru to become regional tourism hub as host of historic UN Tourism summit

This event —the most important tourism meeting in the continent— will bring together ministers, deputy ministers, tourism authorities, representatives of international organizations, academia, and the private sector from 26 countries across the region. …

Peru: Strong winds damage homes and roads in Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna and Lima

Local authorities are assessing the damage caused by strong winds that hit several districts in the regions of Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, and Lima this afternoon, affecting homes and roads, according to the National Civil Defense Institute (Indeci) …

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 amnesty to soldiers, police officers and other security personnel involved in Peru’s internal conflict from 1985 to …

1,000-year-old mummy uncovered by gas workers in Peru

LIMA, Peru — A crew of workers accidentally discovered a mummy more than 1,000 years old while installing gas pipes in Peru’s capital Lima, their employer and archaeologists said Thursday. The mummy was found last week in a tomb underneath a street north …

Peru parolee gets 14 years for cocaine seizure

A parolee caught with another 5 ounces of cocaine pleaded guilty Thursday. Attorneys negotiated a 14-year term. Mariano Verucchi, 24, of Peru, appeared Thursday in La Salle County Circuit Court for a motion to suppress hearing. But after lengthy, closed- …

Gas workers uncover 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru

A crew of workers accidentally discovered a mummy more than 1,000 years old while installing gas pipes in Peru's capital Lima, their employer and archaeologists said Thursday. The mummy was found last week in a tomb underneath a street north of Lima, …

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 on Thursday. One was empty, but the other held the 1,000-year-old remains of an individual, alongside four clay …