Rappler's latest stories on Peru
Virus-hit Peru GDP plummets 40% in April 2020
Mining production falls sharply in Peru, one of the world's largest producers of copper, gold, and silver
Peru's ginger exports soar during pandemic
Peru's commerce ministry says ginger's medicinal benefits likely caused the increase in consumption. But experts also caution there is no definitive evidence it can treat COVID-19.
Coffin-makers booming as Peru virus deaths soar
The coronavirus pandemic leaves the dreams of many Peruvian small businesses in tatters, but coffin making and funeral services are flourishing
Chile, Peru secure credit lines from IMF amid pandemic
(UPDATED) The International Monetary Fund grants Chile a $24-billion credit line and Peru an $11-billion credit line, both for two years
Virus spread 'still accelerating' in Brazil, Peru, Chile – WHO
With about 730,000 cases and more than 39,500 deaths from COVID-19 reported as of May 25, Latin America outpaces Europe and the United States in the number of daily infections
Peru to build hospital in Amazon for coronavirus patients
The Peruvian Amazon is already facing a dire emergency, with hospitals in its largest city Iquitos overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and local morgues unable to cope with the number of bodies
Peru prison riot over coronavirus fears leaves 9 dead
'We're dying. Don't let us die infected. We need medicine,' reads a banner held up by some of the prisoners
Argentina, Colombia, Peru to isolate travelers from virus-hit nations
'This is not voluntary.... If you don't comply you'll be committing a crime, which is putting the public health at risk,' President Alberto Fernandez says
Peru president confirms 1st coronavirus case
President Martin Vizcarra calls for calm and says Peru has taken 'all the medical measures' to treat the patient, who had been in Spain, France, and the Czech Republic
Former U.N. chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100 – son
Cuellar led the world body during the Iran-Iraq war and the civil war in El Salvador
U.S. suspects Russian interference in South America protests – report
The US State Department observes suspicious activity on Twitter during the period of the protests
Peruvian police arrest Belgian with 20 wild birds in suitcase
Some of the brightly colored birds showed signs of dehydration and stress, and some had lost part of their plumage having spent hours in the boxes, the wildlife service says
6 tourists arrested after feces found in sacred Machu Picchu area
The tourists face at least 4 years in prison if found guilty of damaging Peru's heritage
Peru McDonald's fined $250,000 after worker deaths
Two employees, both aged 18, die while cleaning a faulty soda machine at a McDonald's branch in Pueblo Libre, Peru
Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori leaves prison in Peru
'For me, it was the most painful event of my life,' says Fujimori after being released from 13 months in jail
6 dead as roof collapses on Peru costume party
The incident occurs during a local festival taking place in a building in Huancayo, east of the capital Lima, with the roof collapsing due to 'intense rain and hail,' say police
Peru vice president resigns, calls for elections to break deadlock
'I have decided to resign irrevocably from the position of Second Constitutional Vice President of the Republic,' Mercedes Araoz writes on Twitter alongside a resignation letter
Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra dissolves parliament and calls for fresh elections on Monday, prompting lawmakers to vote to suspend him
Peru's Fujimori returns to prison after hospitalization
Between his frequent hospital visits, Fujimori has been serving out a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses
Peru's Supreme Court postpones decision on Fujimori release
Peru's Supreme Court says that its 5 magistrates could not come to an agreement on her possible release
Strong magnitude 8 earthquake hits Peru
(5th UPDATE) At least 26 are reported injured, roads are blocked, and a bridge is damaged, according to an assessment cited by Peru's President Martin Vizcarra
Ex-Peru president Kuczynski undergoes heart surgery
Former Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski remains under preliminary detention over money laundering charges
Peru's Garcia denies corruption claims in suicide note
'I've seen others paraded in handcuffs and living a miserable existence, but Alan Garcia will not suffer such an injustice or circus,' the late ex-president writes in a note to his six children
Peru ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself
'Dismayed by the death of ex-president Alan Garcia. I send my condolences to his family and loved ones,' says Peru's current President Martin Vizcarra
Pompeo in Peru to maintain regional pressure on Venezuela's Maduro
'Paraguay is a leader in defending democracy and calling Maduro as he is, a tyrant who has ruined his country," says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Peru's ex-president arrested in corruption case
Judicial authorities say ex-president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski would be held for a preliminary period of 10 days 'for the alleged crime of money laundering in the Odebrecht case'
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no reports of injuries
The epicenter of the quake is at a depth of 257 kilometers. The US Geological Survey says most big quakes in South America occur at a maximum depth of 70 kilometers.
Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Ecuador
The US Geological Survey says the quake struck before dawn in Ecuador's eastern Amazon region 17 kilometers from the town of Montalvo near the border with Peru
At least 15 dead in mudslide at hotel in Peru
(UPDATED) The landslide crashes into a hotel during a wedding celebration in southeastern Peru
Lima Group countries say won't recognize new Maduro mandate
Thirteen countries said it would not grant recognition to Maduro's hardline socialist government, which has presided over the oil-rich country's economic collapse.
Peru court orders Fujimori detention in graft probe
Keiko Fujimori is accused of accepting $1.2 million in illicit party funding from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht for her 2011 presidential campaign
Peru president vetoes law that could have freed ex-leader Fujimori
Peru President Martin Vizcarra tells journalists that before such a law could be passed, it would need to be 'debated in depth to avoid' benefiting 'incarcerated people who are a danger to society'
Peru judge postpones decision on jailing Keiko Fujimori
Sunday's hearing is adjourned by Judge Richard Concepcion Carhuancho after defense lawyers said the prosecution had failed to hand over requested documents, and would need more time to make their case
Peru court orders Keiko Fujimori release
The 43-year-old Keiko Fujimori is earlier arrested on the orders of prosecutors investigating contributions to her campaign when she ran for president in 2011
Peruvian police arrest Keiko Fujimori in Odebrecht probe
The 43-year-old is arrested on the orders of prosecutors investigating contributions to her campaign when she ran for president in 2011
Foodie destination Peru combats malnutrition in children
'Combating anemia is a priority for the government and we want it to be a priority for Peru,' says President Martin Vizcarra
Fujimori, in hospital plea, says return to prison would be 'death sentence'
'Please do not kill me. If I return to prison my heart will not support it. It is too weak to go through the same thing again. Don't sentence me to death. I can give no more,' says Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori
Peru annuls ex-president Fujimori's pardon, orders arrest
The Supreme Court has 'issued the arrest and detention orders against former president Fujimori so that he may be re-integrated into the prison establishment'
Bolivian ex-presidents reject Morales amnesty offer
The International Court of Justice in The Hague is due to rule on Monday, October 1, on the case Bolivia brought in 2013 seeking to regain access to the Pacific Ocean
Venezuela arrests 131 accused of economic sabotage
The arrests include 'several managers of large chains' accused of 'speculating and hoarding basic products' that are subject to prices fixed by the government
Venezuela claims 'thousands' of migrants want to come home
Brazil President Michel Temer has called on 'the international community to adopt diplomatic measures' to halt the 'tragic' exodus of Venezuelans that 'threatens the harmony of practically the entire continent'
Venezuelans in Peru take up Maduro's offer to fly home
The move is part of the socialist government's 'Return to the Homeland' scheme to counter a mass exodus and woo back young Venezuelans to work in the crisis-torn country
Thousands of Venezuelans reach Peru as border restrictions tighten
Colombia has pleaded with its southern neighbors to agree to a combined migration strategy, while Ecuador has called a meeting of 13 Latin American countries next month to discuss the crisis
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Peru-Brazil border – USGS
(UPDATED) The earthquake hits at a depth of 609 kilometers on Peru's eastern frontier with Brazil
Venezuelans rush to Peru to beat passport deadline
Peru has decided it will only allow in Venezuelan migrants in possession of a passport. But only around half of the Venezuelans heading south to escape poverty and economic crisis are carrying passports.
Nothing to be afraid of? Other countries use their national IDs in countless ways
While proponents of a national ID system in the Philippines argue it will improve government services, examples from other countries show the many uses of a national ID beyond government functions
Archaeologists find new mass child sacrifice site in Peru
The new sacrifice site is discovered in the Pamapa La Cruz area in Huanchaco, a coastal district of Trujillo, Peru's third-largest cit
Peruvian scientists use DNA to trace origins of Inca emperors
The two legends explaining the origin of the Inca civilization 'could be related,' according to the scientists' study
Evidence of world's biggest child sacrifice found in Peru
'The discovery of a large-scale child sacrifice event in the little-known pre-Columbian Chimu civilization is unprecedented in the Americas – if not in the entire world,' National Geographic says
Peru's embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is the first president to lose his job over the scandal in which the Brazilian company admitted paying out millions of dollars in bribes and gifts to Latin American politicians and businessmen to secure public works contracts
