Peru on Edge
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(CNN) — Dina Boluarte, the president of Peru, was removed from office on Thursday after a late-night congressional vote in which parties across the political spectrum called for her ouster. Boluarte has been under investigation for months over various ...
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed into law Wednesday a bill granting amnesty to police officers, military personnel and members of civilian self-defense committees who took part in counterterrorism activities during the country’s bloody 20-year ...
Why illegal gold mining is overtaking cocaine as the drug of choice for traffickers in Latin America
(CNN) — The Trump administration’s drone strikes against boats allegedly bringing illicit drugs to the US come amid an explosion in the amount of cocaine being produced in Colombia and Peru. But there is a new – and lethal – factor that is turbo ...
Peruvians are choosing between presidential candidates with starkly different views. Keiko Fujimori, a conservative and daughter of a disgraced former president, faces nationalist lawmaker
An Australian tourist has died after falling into a ravine whilst hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
A razor-thin presidential runoff left Peruvians without a clear winner Monday, with conservative politician Keiko Fujimori and nationalist congressman Roberto Sánchez virtually tied.