Peru

Boran Bumovich Hignio, a 7-year-old surfer, gets help with his wetsuit from Diego Villarán, who founded the local surf school, and other staffers.

For these Peruvian kids, surfing isn't just water play

4:51pm October 07, 2023

by Peter Yeung

A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being.

Music & Culture

21 Days of Musica Latina: Peru

12:53pm October 05, 2023

Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.

The Huallamarca pyramid sits in Lima's upscale San Isidro neighborhood, surrounded by homes, embassies and high rises.

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In Peru, discovery of ancient ruins outpaces authorities' ability to care for them

5:01am July 29, 2023

by John Otis

"Everywhere you dig, you will find something — because Lima was home to great civilizations," says a museum director in the capital. "But it's impossible to save everything in a poor country."

Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, waits at the Barbadillo prison in Lima, Peru, on March 30, 2022.

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All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up

1:35pm July 09, 2023

by John Otis

In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.

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Francisca Sosa sits by her father, one of the many Peruvians who've contracted dengue fever in this unprecedented outbreak.

Peru is reeling from record case counts of dengue fever. What's driving the outbreak?

4:31pm June 21, 2023

by Simeon Tegel

The number of patients is soaring, the health system is stressed and the government is facing criticism over its response. So far 150,000 Peruvians have caught the virus this year and 248 have died.

Relatives of trapped miners wait outside the SERMIGOLD mine in Arequipa, Peru, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The Public Ministry confirmed the death of 27 miners, who were trapped early Saturday morning due to an explosion in a tunnel inside the artisanal mine located in Yanaquihua district in Arequipa.

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Dozens are reported dead from a fire deep in a gold mine in Peru

4:34am May 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Yanaquihua mining company said 175 workers had been safely evacuated after the accident. It said the 27 dead worked for a contractor that specializes in mining.

An anti-government protester challenges police surrounding the San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. Police evicted from the university grounds protesters who arrived from Andean regions seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections.

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Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests

3:56am January 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."

Anti-government protesters clash with police in Lima on Wednesday.

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Peru is on edge as protesters converge on the capital

4:28pm January 19, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Peru braces for more protests in Lima as the calls for the new president's resignation grow. Over six weeks of turmoil has claimed more than 50 lives.

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Anti-government protesters who traveled to the capital from across the country march against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte clash with the police in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for the dozens of protesters killed in clashes with police.

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Protesters from Peru's Andes descend on the country's capital to demand leader resign

9:32am January 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast the nation into political chaos. At least 53 people have died.

Residents carry a coffin with a sign that reads in Spanish: "Dina killed me with bullets" referring to President Dina Boluarte, during a funeral procession for protesters and others killed during clashes with police in Juliaca, Peru, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

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Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu

5:23am January 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left dozens of people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country.