Peru

Colombian military plane involved in accident had 125 soldiers onboard, media reports

Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said the accident happened as the plane was taking off from Puerto Leguizamo.

A US Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the US to use British bases to launch defensive strikes.
The remains of one of the four children found by archeologists, buried in the Inca sanctuary of Pachacamac, in the coastal desert strip 30 km south of Lima. Picture taken on November 9, 2010.

CT scans unlock secrets of mummified Inca children ritually sacrificed over 500 years ago - study

Peru's former President Pedro Castillo arrives for the beginning of his oral trial on charges of rebellion and other offenses against the state, in Lima, Peru March 4, 2025.

Peruvian court sentences former President Castillo to over 11 years in prison for rebellion

Archaeological Findings. Illustration.

Ancient migrants left murals warning of climate change after a mega-drought 4,200 years ago in Peru


Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality

A yellow flag with a blue crown is draped over the bannister of one of the two-story buildings flanking the square, reading “Mashiach” — “Messiah” in Hebrew.

Mount Huandoy, Callejon de Huaylas, Ancash, Peru

Peru police seize cocaine marked with Nazi swastikas headed for Belgium

Last year alone, Peruvian authorities seized more than 86 tonnes of drugs and illicit substances, including 28 tonnes of cocaine.

 DRUGS CONFISCATED during Magen Hanegev.

This person survived a plane crash and 11 days in the Amazon jungle

Juliana Koepcke was 17 when she boarded a flight from Peru to Germany, when suddenly lightning struck the plane and it crashed as she fell 3 kilometers to the Amazon jungle.

 Juliana Koepcke

Jewish former first lady of Peru flees to Israel after extradition request

Peru does not have an extradition agreement in place with Israel.

Former Peru's President Alejandro Toledo and his wife Eliane Karp

Tourists arrested at Machu Picchu after taking nude photos

Two tourists were removed from the premises at Machu Picchu world heritage site after stripping down for photos.

The ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru

Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27 people

Local government said a short-circuit sparked the fire in the early morning hours of Saturday in the southern region of Arequipa.

 Anti-government protestors block a road demanding the resignation of Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in Condoroma in Cusco region, Peru February 4, 2023

Peruvian gas workers accidentally stumble upon 600-year-old tomb

The workers stumbled on 1,700 archaeological remains including mummies, textiles and ceramics.

Skeletal remains of a 3-year-old infant and offerings that formed a funeral bundle with an approximate age of 1000 years found by the Calidda company during excavations to install natural gas are pictured in Lima, Peru, April 26, 2023.

Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle

The mummified adolescent was found in a "good state of conservation."

 Machu Picchu

Peruvian archaeologists unearth 500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath

The "finely carved" bath averages some two-meters in depth, with independent pools and spillways and a central passage taking water into a drainage duct.

Archaeologists work in the remains of an ancient ceremonial Inca bathroom, discovered in a sector known as Inkawasi (House of the Inca), at the archaeological site Huanuco Pampa, in Huanuco, Peru April 5, 2023.

14 dead in 6.8M earthquake in Ecuador

The earthquake struck at a depth of 66.4 km (41.3 miles) about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the city of Balao in the province of Guayas.

A damaged car and rubble from a house affected by the earthquake are pictured in Cuenca, Ecuador, March 18, 2023.