By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer ☄ Nearly two months have passed since Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru’s ...

Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in parts of the southern Andean region of Puno that have been hit with the coldest temperatures in a decade, daily El Comercio reported. President ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trujillo is not in the news as much as Piura and Tumbes, but this north coast town is also facing the season’s unusually heavy rains and floods. TRUJILLO, PERU. The streets of Trujillo, Peru’s third ...

How many argonauts have barreled headlong into the Andes and the Amazon, lusting for riches? No one can say for sure. Alluring tales of wondrous lost civilizations built by gold and gem bedizened ...

Seven Greenpeace activists sneaked giant banners into Machu Picchu yesterday on the eve of UN Climate Summit (COP20) and unfurled a message urging world leaders to adopt a new course toward 100% ...

President Vizcarra with (l.to r.) Premier Cesar Villanueva, Constitutional Court president Ernesto Blume, Congress president Luis Galarreta, Judiciary president Duberli Rodriguez, and Attorney General ...

The first time I laid eyes on Machu Picchu was 16 years ago, and even though I do not consider myself a particularly spiritual person, what I experienced in that moment was profound, and has stayed ...

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 ...