LIMA( Reuters)-Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday said she would not resign after her

Peru's prosecutor's office shows a doll which was seized by authorities before it was shipped to

LIMA, Peru — At his swearing-in ceremony on the 200th anniversary of Peruvian independence last

years later.... Prosecutors seek a 20-year sentence for the former leader and 26 years for his

An alleged" intruder" at the Peruvian Embassy in Washington, D.C., was shot and killed by Secret

against former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo is" sufficient," all but clearing the way for his

Peru's foreign secretary resigned Tuesday amid criticism for comments he made about terrorism in the country in the late 20th century, leaving the new government of President Pedro Castillo less than a month after it assumed power. The presidency's press office said in a statement that Foreign Affairs Secretary Héctor Béjar, 85, had handed in a letter of “ irrevocable resignation ” and the president accepted it.... has not made any public comment.In late 2020, Béjar said at a news conference th

LIMA( Reuters)-Peru's Congress on Friday rejected a bill presented by President Pedro Castillo to call a referendum to change the constitution, a campaign promise he had made with the aim of boosting the state's role in the economy. The bill, which would have called for a constitutional assembly to redraft Peru's Constitution of 1993, was rejected by a congressional commission with 11 votes against and six votes in favor. Opponents of the proposal argued that the existing constitution has given

LIMA-Archaeologists have unearthed four human remains believed to be more than 3, 000 years old in a stretch of barren land in northern Peru that appears to have housed a ceremonial temple honoring the gods of an ancient local culture. The funeral bundles were found nestled between some mud and stone walls near a valley in the dry, coastal Viru province in the South American nation's La Libertad region, home to many major ancient cultures over the millennia.Mr Feren Castillo, an archaeologist at

The official couldn't be quoted by name because the person was not authorized to speak on the matter.... He quickly rebuilt the economy with mass privatizations of state industries.... Fujimori went to Japan, his parents’ homeland, and sent in his resignation by fax. Five years later, he stunned supporters and enemies alike when he flew to neighboring Chile, where he was arrested and extradited to Peru....