Which is deadlier to humans in Peru: the Bothrops pit viper or the venomous Trumpapillar? By Rick Vecchio ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Editor* Applying Trumpian logic, pit vipers cause more than six ...

An ambitious master plan for Machu Picchu was approved a few days ago that calls for a dramatic “reconceptualization” of the Inca Citadel, backed by a proposed $43.7 million* makeover of its tourist ...

All foreign visitors to Machu Picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the Inca Citadel, follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization issued a report 18 years ago warning that a planned aerial cable car system seriously threatened the authenticity and integrity of ...

The run-off in Peru’s presidential elections has led to a virtual tie between the socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre and Keiko Fujimori of the conservative party Fuerza Popular. Castillo ...

National Board of Justice president Aldo Vasquez, center, and members of the fledgling institution. Source: Andina The National Board of Justice swore in its seventh member this week, finally ...

While Europe’s 19th-century surgeons struggled with a 50% survival rate for skull surgeries, the ancient Incas had been quietly achieving 90% success with similar procedures for thousands of years—a ...

President Dina Boluarte appointed Pedro Angulo as president of her council of ministers Saturday afternoon, three days after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the government palace ...

President Martin Vizcarra and Premier Vicente Zeballos meet with members of Alianza para el Progreso who have been elected to Congress. Cesar Acuña, founder of the party, is at the top of the table, ...

Peru’s imposing capital of Lima has the worst air pollution of all Latin American cities, according to a recent study by the World Health Organization. The WHO report, which analyses 1,600 cities in ...

Moments after taking the oath, José Jerí framed his mandate as a “government of national reconciliation,” asked Peruvians for reflection and unity after months of turmoil. He offered an apology “for ...

The linguistic landscape of Peru is a story of resilience. Since the Spanish conquest in 1532, efforts to erase indigenous languages like Quechua were relentless. Yet, despite centuries of suppression ...