The fossil of the gharial -- or fish-eating -- crocodile, around three meters long (nearly 10 feet), was discovered late 2023 in perfect condition in Peru's Ocucaje desert, around 350 kilometers (190 miles) south of the capital Lima.

A Korean man was arrested at a Peru airport for attempting to smuggle 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants hidden on his body.

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election victory.

Xi will join leaders from the United States and other Asia-Pacific nations in the Peruvian capital Lima for the APEC gathering, after which he will go to Brazil for a G20 summit.

Situated around 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the capital Lima, the $3.5 billion complex is expected to become a major hub for trade between South America and China.

It was in Trujillo in 2006 that gangs began to impose their violent extortion methods, demanding a "tax" on the transport sector, according to former security minister Ricardo Valdes.

A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multi-million-dollar bribes from scandal-hit Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht.

The viral video also led to the university condemning the students' actions.

Peru's national football team thrived under Oviedo's stewardship, which began in January 2015, qualifying three years later for the World Cup for the first time in 36 years.

Survival International Director Caroline Pearce said that the situation is a "humanitarian disaster in the making."

President from 1990 to 2000, the elder Fujimori, 85, ruled Peru with an iron fist, leading a military campaign that largely defeated the Shining Path, a Maoist guerrilla group.

The 49-year-old daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori stands accused of taking money from scandal-tainted Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to fund failed presidential bids in 2011 and 2016.

The 49-year-old daughter of ex-president Alberto Fujimori stands accused of taking money from scandal-tainted Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to fund failed presidential bids in 2011 and 2016.

The health ministry said that transgender people will instead be described as having "gender discordance" to ensure universal access to mental health treatment.

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If the Congress acted on the recent complaint, which accused Boluarte of taking a bribe, the president might be removed from her position.

Peru's Congress once again rejects impeachment motions against president Dina Boluarte

The fifth attempt came in less than a week since prosecutors started an investigation on the President Dina Boluarte-led administration's decision to shut down a police unit that was responsible for keeping an eye on her family and inner circle's activities, including one of her brothers.

The bus was carrying more than 40 passengers high in the Andes, where such tragedies are not uncommon.

The government said the decision allows the state to provide free psychological treatment

Despite not being officially unveiled, the Puma store in the U.S. has already listed the item and it's sold out

Viajes NG says that readers mention the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, Cuzco and the Sacred Valley as Peru's top landmarks

Fujimori was sent to prison in 2009 over massacres committed by army death squads in 1991 and 1992 in which 25 people, including a child, were killed in supposed anti-terrorist operations.

According to the UN Environment Program, mankind wasted the equivalent of a billion meals every day in 2022.

Perez, from the Uitoto people, was arrested in March 2022 at the Mexico City airport after drug enforcement agents found bottles of ayahuasca in his luggage.

A Peruvian court on Thursday imposed near three-decade sentences on five men who were being retried for the murders of four Indigenous Amazon land defenders who had crossed swords with illegal loggers.

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Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen was appointed only a month ago after his predecessor resigned over a scandal in which he allegedly granted political favors to a much younger love interest.

Boluarte's Cabinet comprises 18 ministries, with Gustavo Adrianzén holding the position of prime minister.

Boluarte, 61, is being investigated for alleged illegal enrichment and failing to declare several luxury watches which she has been spotted wearing since coming to power in 2022, following her predecessor's arrest.