Peru

Prosecutor probes Peru president over protester deaths

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru President Dina Boluarte was on Tuesday questioned by a prosecutor investigating the deaths of anti-government…

Five Peru soldiers drown trying to flee protesters

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Five Peruvian soldiers drowned after jumping into a freezing river while fleeing anti-government protesters in the…

Machu Picchu reopens 25 days after Peru protests forced closure

Peru (AFP) -- The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Peru's tourist jewel, reopened to visitors on Wednesday, 25 days after…

Fresh rallies two months into Peru protests

JULIACA, Peru (AFP) -- Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets anew Thursday to demand the resignation of President Dina…

Peru reports hundreds of sea lion deaths due to bird flu

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru said Tuesday that 585 sea lions and 55,000 wild birds have died of the H5N1…

Bid to advance elections to quell Peru protests fails in congress

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's congress on Wednesday voted down another bid to advance elections from April 2024 to this…

Peru mulls bringing elections forward as protests boil

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections…

Protesters brave tear gas to demand ouster of Peru’s embattled leader

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru's capital on…

Thousands march in Peru capital to demand president step down

by Carlos MANDUJANO / Luis Jaime CISNEROS Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters began marching through Peru's…

New species of lizard discovered in Peru national park

LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in a protected natural area in Cusco, southeastern Peru,…

Peru closes tourist hub airport as nationwide protests persist

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Weeks-long protests that have left dozens dead across Peru continued on Thursday, with escalating tensions in…

More protests in Peru as US calls for ‘restraint’

JULIACA, Peru (AFP) - Peru was rocked by further unrest Wednesday as demonstrators blocked roads and held mass funerals for those…

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