Peru

Children stand in front of the building of the Peruvian Congress as part of a call to demand accountability for cancer patients in Peru, September 2023.
Health & Medicine
Desperate cancer patients in Peru look for options across the Atlantic
Lake Palcacocha is located in Peru's Ancash region, at 15,000 feet above sea level.
Environment
‘We are worried’: Melting glaciers lead to dangerous overflow in this Peruvian lake
Indigenous activists run through the streets of Lima during a recent protest against Dina Boluarte's goverment. 
Protest
‘Our people have always struggled:’ Peru’s Indigenous groups aim for more power in Congress
The Inca temple of Sacsayhuamán gets only a handful of visitors per day now, as tourists cancel their trips to Cusco amid protests taking place in Peru.
Protest
Protests across Peru are keeping tourists away from the country’s top travel destinations
Melina León at her Lima apartment with some of the awards she got for her debut film, “Song Without a Name.”
Arts, Culture & Media
Peruvian filmmaker Melina León boosts Peru’s film industry with strong female leads
A view of a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU officials accuse Belarus of creating a new migrant crisis
Chairs lined up inside US visa's center at Embassy of the United States of America is shown in Kabul, Afghanistan
Top of The World
First group of Afghans who helped American troops are flown to the US
A large pile of stones are shown with a square opening and a passageway.
History
UNESCO adds an ancient Peruvian solar observatory to its World Heritage Sites
Man with oxygen mask lies face down on a stretcher with a green blanket on top and two people in the distance
COVID-19
COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services
Arts, Culture & Media
Who Owns Peru’s Culture?
Sacramento Demands Answers After Police Shoot Unarmed Black Man
Full Episode
three people inside car, man driving, woman in passenger seat smiling and waving, one more person in back
Global Politics
Family ties and a presidential pardon — it’s a ‘Greek tragedy’ playing out in Peru
protest
Conflict
The dangers of reporting on femicide in Argentina
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Development
Several cities in Peru are underwater, and the ‘coastal El Niño’ isn’t done yet
A dinosaur statue at the Jurassic Forest park in Alberta, Canada.
Development & Education
A Peruvian town chooses a dinosaur park over building a hospital
Parán resident Lorenzo Torres walks to the town center to buy food; Torres is blind, and the walk usually takes him about two hours.
Health & Medicine
Everyone in this small Peruvian town knew about the men who go blind by age 50. Then they found out why
Dengue Dengue Dengue! Thumps, Asks You to Chill
Dengue Dengue Dengue! Thumps, Asks You to Chill
Ana María Bolege, nine months pregnant in Peru
Health & Medicine
Video: Peru creates a special place for expectant mothers to wait — and wait
A green tamale -- filled with chicken and cilantro -- made by Karina Medina, and sold on the street in Lima.
Arts, Culture & Media
Here’s why some Peruvians are giving up jobs as lawyers and accountants to become chefs
A Peruvian hairless dog at Alfredo Janneau's kennel in Lima.
Arts, Culture & Media
Peru has a new love affair with its hairless dogs
Development & Education
Video: The Breast Club
Blanca Alva, Peru's historian in charge of protecting the country's "cultural patrimony," confiscating illegal handicrafts.
Arts, Culture & Media
A woman dodges rocks and Molotov cocktails to protect Peru’s ancient sites
Chicken Wilson competing in Peru's "Lucha Libro" - writing a story story in five minutes.
Arts, Culture & Media
Peru makes book writing into a spectator sport and invites aspiring writers into combat
Ancient Pyramid Destroyed in Peru as Developers Eye Land
Environment
Peru’s president orders environmental clean-up in Amazon oil region
Development & Education
Peruvian researchers studying power, potential of native crops
Conflict & Justice
Peruvians Protest Against Poverty and Corruption
Arts, Culture & Media
Peru’s Master Percussionist: Alex Acuña
Environment
Dead Pelicans Wash Up on Peruvian Coast
Arts, Culture & Media
Researchers & Restaurateurs Work to Save Peru’s Food Diversity
Arts, Culture & Media
Climate Change Spurs Revival of Ancient Incan Agriculture
Peru’s political divide
Arts, Culture & Media
Another Fujimori for Peru?
Peru Fishery Collapse?
Conflict & Justice
Inca capital