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Head-on train collision near Peru’s Machu Picchu kills at least 1, injures 40
A head-on collision between two trains on the line that services Peru’s Machu Picchu killed one person and injured at…
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Hitmen ambush and kill reporter who covered corruption in Peru, journalist group says
Peruvian journalist Fernando Nunez, whose reporting dug into municipal corruption cases, was shot and killed by hitmen while returning from…
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At least 37 dead after passenger bus falls into ravine in Peru
A passenger bus fell into a deep ravine early Wednesday after crashing with another vehicle in southern Peru, killing at…
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Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes “could be wiped out” in 10 years, report says. Here’s what to know.
From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by…
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Peru’s new interim leader oversees prison raids in bid to get tough on surging crime
LIMA, Peru (AP) — In one of his first acts as interim president of Peru, José Jerí on Saturday led…
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Peru’s deeply unpopular president impeached over crime wave
Lima, Peru — Peru’s Congress voted unanimously early Friday to remove deeply unpopular President Dina Boluarte from office as a…
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Cartel boss ‘live-streamed teenage girl’s torture and murder on Instagram’
Credit: Peruvian Police via X A Peruvian “drug lord” has been arrested while on the run for allegedly ordering two…
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Accused mastermind of livestreamed murders of 2 women, teen girl in Argentina is detained in Peru
Argentina’s government on Tuesday said Peruvian authorities had detained the suspected mastermind behind the brutal murders of two young women…
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As Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador…
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What Pope Leo XIV’s selection to lead the Catholic Church has meant for one Peruvian city
Chiclayo, Peru — It is a long way from the South Side of Chicago to the heart of Chiclayo in Northern…
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