Category: Peru

Peruvian Judge Affirms Extradition to US of Chief Suspect in Natalee Holloway Disappearance

LIMA, Peru—A Peruvian judge on Tuesday affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway. The judge’s ruling came less than 24 hours after the attorney for Dutchman Joran van der Sloot filed a writ of habeas corpus in an attempt to…


Police in Northern Peru Port Seize Cocaine Packets With Nazi Flag Printed on the Outside

LIMA, Peru—Peruvian anti-drug police seized 58 one-kilo packages of cocaine Thursday bearing a picture of a Nazi flag on the outside and the name Hitler printed in low relief. The discovery occurred in the port of Paita, on Peru’s northern Pacific coast close to its border with Ecuador. The drugs were hidden inside a shipping…


Gold Mine Fire in Peru Kills 27

LIMA—A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has left 27 people dead, authorities said on Sunday, in the country’s single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades. In a statement, the local government said a short-circuit sparked the fire in the early morning hours of Saturday in the southern region of…


Peru’s Former President Returned Home to Face Corruption Charges

LIMA, Peru—Former President Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents. Toledo, who was Peru’s president from 2001 to 2006, had surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday,…


A Peruvian-Inspired Marinade Livens up This One-Pan Weeknight Chicken Dinner

Who knew one sheet pan could provide so much depth in flavor in one dish? Before you get everything together on the pan, start with the marinade in a blender. The marinade features refreshing mint, herby oregano, and pungent garlic; it also gets a subtle earthiness from cumin and smoked paprika, plus a little kick…


Peru’s Garcia Leon Breaks 35 Kilometers Race Walk World Record

Peru’s Kimberly Garcia Leon broke the 35 kilometers race walk world record on Saturday with a time of two hours 37 minutes and 44 seconds in Dudince, Slovakia. The world champion in both the 20 kilometers and 35 kilometers walk broke the previous record of 2:38:24 set by Russian Klavdiya Afanasyeva in 2019, in a…


Mexico to Maintain Its Diplomats Despite Peru Pulling Its Ambassador

Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Saturday the country will maintain its diplomatic and consular representation in Peru and vowed to keep communication channels open, while regretting Peru’s decision to remove its ambassador from Mexico. Peru’s newly installed President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the withdrawal of the country’s ambassador in Mexico, Manuel Gerardo Talavera, in…


Peru’s Machu Picchu Reopens to Tourism

By Patrick Clarke From TravelPulse Officials in Peru have announced that the iconic tourist site Machu Picchu has been reopened to visitors as of Feb. 15. The centuries-old religious sanctuary in South America’s Andes Mountains had been closed since Jan. 21 due to civil unrest stemming from local protests calling for the resignation of President…


At Least 8 Dead in Southern Peru Landslide, More Missing

A landslide triggered by strong rains in Peru killed at least eight people in the country’s southern Arequipa region, national emergency services said on Monday. Officials said another five people are missing after the landslide struck near the town of Secocha, located in Camana Province, following last week’s heavy rainfall in the area. Local media…


Choquequirao: The Sacred Geography of the Incas | Arkeo Ep29 | Documentary

Situated in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, 160 kilometers (99 miles) north of Cusco, Choquequirao is one of the greatest achievements of Inca architecture—standing at an altitude of over 3,000 meters overlooks one of the deepest canyons in the world. …