One of the deadliest avalanches occurred in 1970 on Mount Huascarán in Peru, where an earthquake-induced avalanche buried the town of Yungay, resulting in approximately 22,000 deaths. Another ...

Students tend to congregate here, especially on the weekends. During your visit to Yungay, check out the many moving museums, including Museum of Memory and Human Rights. And while you're in ...

President Dina Boluarte also floated the possibility of extending the use of the death penalty in Peru to address the country’s security problems. The declaration and Boluarte’s statements ...

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima, shortly after a well-known singer was shot dead on a bus. The emergency decree, which was announced on ...

Peru has declared a state of emergency in the capital amid a spate of violence and criminality. The government led by President Dina Boluarte made the decree, which will deploy troops on the ...

Follow him on X and IG @theonlykilty It's a new chapter for Peru, and they return to World Cup qualifying action on Thursday night when they host Bolivia in Lima, with a new manager. Luis Ramos of ...

States of emergency are a very common government tactic in Peru and significant parts of Lima had already been under one in recent months. They suspend civil liberties such as the right to ...

LIMA, March 24 (Reuters) - Peruvian Agriculture Minister Angel Manero on Monday announced some $24 billion in largely public-private projects to improve irrigation in the Andean nation, as the ...

LIMA, March 17 (Reuters) - Peru's government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence ...