Peru

Tourists Injured in Train Crash Near Peru's Machu Picchu

It remains unclear what caused the crash

By Laignee Barron August 1, 2018

Evidence of Ancient Mass Child Sacrifice Site Found in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered what could be the site of the largest known instance of child sacrifice in the Americas

By Kamakshi Ayyar April 27, 2018

Judge Orders Arrests After Canadian Killed in Amazon

He was lynched after being blamed for the murder of an indigenous medicine woman

By Casey Quackenbush April 24, 2018

Canadian Man Accused of Murdering Shaman Killed in Amazon

Sebastian Woodroffe's body was found after a video of his lynching surfaced on social media

By Casey Quackenbush April 23, 2018

Watch Woman's Harrowing Escape from Mudslide in Peru

About 62 people have died and 12,000 homes destroyed in storms and floods so far this year.

By Ryan Kilpatrick March 17, 2017

German Tourist Dies Posing for Photo on Machu Picchu

He was trying to jump to pose for a photo

By Justin Worland July 1, 2016

Peru Could Elect a Jailed Strongman's Daughter as President

Keiko Fujimori has taken advantage of her father's popularity in parts of Peru

By Giles Gibson/Lima June 3, 2016

Tourist Killed at Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony

Spiritual retreats involving consumption of the highly hallucinogenic beverage have become increasingly popular

By Joanna Plucinska December 17, 2015

20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form Coalition

The countries range from larger states with growing economies like Vietnam to tiny island nations like Vanuatu

By Nash Jenkins October 9, 2015

Is It Ethical to Leave Uncontacted Tribes Alone?

Contact means dangers for both sides‚ but lack of contact does too

By Jeffrey Kluger June 4, 2015

Where Will the Next Big Earthquake Hit?

Where seismic activity meets poverty, you have disaster waiting to happen

By Helen Regan April 27, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 13

1. Why do we need human pilots again? By John Markoff in the New York Times 2. We thought education would unlock the potential of Arab women. We were half right. By Maysa Jalbout at...

By The Aspen Institute April 13, 2015

Watch Two Guys Appear to Get Tricked Into Catcalling Their Own Moms

Now, that is an awkward dinner conversation

By Helen Regan January 27, 2015

Trees Come Down When the Gold Price Goes Up

A new study establishes a connection between demand for gold and deforestation

By Rishi Iyengar January 15, 2015

Peru to Charge Greenpeace Activists Over Stunt

Greenpeace activists allegedly left footprints near ancient Peruvian desert drawings

By Sam Frizell December 10, 2014

Tape Allegedly Shows One Direction Members Smoking Pot

The band stopped in Lima for their 'Where We Are' tour on April 27

By Megan Gibson May 28, 2014

This Billboard Sucks Pollution from the Sky and Returns Purified Air

Imagine air-purifying billboards going up any time you had a sufficiently large construction zone -- a step that became part and parcel of the preparation process.

By Matt Peckham May 1, 2014

Powerful Aftershock Rocks Northern Chile

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile late on Wednesday night, shaking the same area where a more powerful earthquake hit just a day before and caused some damage and six deaths

By David Stout April 2, 2014

Ukraine in Flux

Re "This Isn't Over" [March 10]: Contrary to what is suggested in the article, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not lost Ukraine. The change in Kiev can be temporary. Moreover, Russia is holding the trump...

March 20, 2014

Australians and Canadians Detained for Stripping at Machu Picchu

Peru has vowed to counter growing trend of tourists getting naked at the ruins

By Michelle Arrouas March 13, 2014

Hail to the Chef

Calls grow for the leader of Peru's culinary renaissance to run for President

February 27, 2014

Why Are There Deadly Protests in Peru?

Peru’s President Is Impeached and Arrested

Why Peru Is Emerging as a Coronavirus Hotspot

Peru's Opposition Leader Has Been Detained in Connection with a Campaign Finance Probe