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


Archaeologists find 800-year old mummy in Peru

The mummy was found inside an underground structure found on the outskirts of the city of Lima. In the tomb were also offerings including ceramics, vegetable remains and stone tools.

An archaeologist cleans a wooden mask of the Mochica culture at Chan Chan archeological complex in Trujillo, Peru October 22, 2018.

Hodaya Monsonego lands in Israel after two-year detainment in Peru

Hodaya Monsonego returned to Israel after serving jail time after she was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Peru.

 Hodaya Monsonego returns to Israel after serving jail time in Peru

Hodaya Monsonego, detained in Peru for 2 years, to return to Israel

Monsonego, who is cognitively impaired, was jailed in Peru for 10 months on charges of drug smuggling.

Hodaya Monsonego

Peru: 3,200 years old mural of pre-contact Spider deity found

The Cupisnique site was mostly destroyed when local farmers wanted to expand their crops, but thanks to researchers, the mural was discovered.

A brown widow spider

Peruvian woman 'happy' for official decision for her to die by euthanasia

The ruling was remarkable in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal.

The ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru

37 meter cat-shaped Nazca line discovered in Peru

While most Nazca lines were attributed to the Nazca culture, this cat geoglyph seems to be significantly older.

Persian Sand Cat (Felis margarita thinobia)

Scientists team up to save endangered 'scrotum frog'

Known by the scientific name Telmatoius culeus and as the Titicaca water frog, it also has the nickname of "scrotum frog."

Telmatobius culeus, also known as the Titicaca water frog and the "scrotum frog."

Letters to the Editor June 24, 2020: What’s true in Peru

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Peruvian Jews move to Israel to flee COVID-19 and street riots

“Residents in Lima are in a very high state of tension,” said Gustavo Gakman, director of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews’ Latin America, Spain, and Portugal division.

The ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru

Peru archbishop lines church with faces of deceased coronavirus victims

The act was done in a commentary on the government's health system's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Archbishop Carlos Castillo blesses thousands of photographs, attached on pews and the walls of the Cathedral of Lima, of Peru's victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru June 14, 2020