Peru

Peru presidential candidate Sanchez accused of financial crimes after advancing to runoff

The prosecutor called for Sanchez to be imprisoned for five years and four months if convicted and requested he be disqualified as a candidate, RPP said.

Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, who is expected to face right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in a runoff in June, addresses the media in Lima, Peru, April 30, 2026.
ILLUSTRATIVE: Soldiers from Givati's Shaked brigade participate in a muddy military exercise during a rainstorm near Moshav Jonathan in central Golan Heights on February 7, 2023.

Peru opens investigation into former IDF soldier after Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint

JOSE BALCAZAR leaves the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building after he was elected as interim president, following a session by Peruvian lawmakers to choose a new leader of Congress to assume Peru's presidency, in Lima, Peru, February 18, 2026.

Peruvian president claims Jews pushed Germany into war because 'they controlled banks'

A US Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford on March 19, 2026 in Fairford, England. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the US to use British bases to launch defensive strikes.

Colombian military plane involved in accident had 125 soldiers onboard, media reports


A 1,000-Year-Old Mummy Unearthed Under Busy Lima Avenue

The burial lite lies in a pre-hispanic cemetery and points to a wider chancay necropolis beneath the capital.

Illustration: Peruvian mummy.

An 'unexpected' find: Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old polychrome mural with reliefs in Peru

The mural, one of the oldest in America, offers insights into early pre-Inca cultures on Peru's northern coast.

An 'unexpected' find: Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old polychrome mural with reliefs in Peru.

Archaeologists in Peru unveil 3,500-year-old city that linked coast and Andes

Archaeologists unveil Peñico, a city that thrived 3,500 years ago, linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Amazon.

 A worker brushes a decorated wall at Limon archaeological complex, where two chambers used for political ceremonies of the Mochica culture, of more than 1,500 years old, were recently discovered according to archaeologist Walter Alva, in Lambayeque, Peru, January 10, 2018.

Peru restores full protection to Nazca Lines

Decision to reduce protected area drew criticism over fears of illegal mining and agricultural encroachment.

 Peru restores full protection to Nazca Lines.

Supposedly dead Iván wakes up, funeral turns into viral sensation

Incident being investigated as possible case of catalepsy, say local media.

 Supposedly dead Iván wakes up, funeral turns into viral sensation.

Vandal defaces Peru's ancient Chan Chan site with obscene graffiti

Peruvian Ministry of Culture condemned the act of vandalism, calling it a 'serious insult to our history and cultural heritage'.

 The ancient ruins of Chan Chan in Peru.

'Not just visions': Hidden chamber reveals uses of psychoactives in ancient Peruvian culture

"Taking psychoactives was not just about seeing visions. It was part of a tightly controlled ritual, likely reserved for a select few, reinforcing the social hierarchy."

 'Not just visions': Hidden chamber reveals uses of psychoactives in ancient Peruvian culture.

Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru

Archaeologist Jósef Szykulski concluded that the group associated with the mass grave at El Curaca won the battle, as the remains were buried in accordance with ritual.

 Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru.

Archaeologists discover mass Chuquibamba Culture grave in Peru

Anthropological analysis suggests all individuals died from traumatic injuries, indicating they were victims of armed conflict.

 Archaeologists discover mass Chuquibamba Culture grave in Peru.

Peruvian fisherman survives 95 days lost at sea by eating cockroaches

61-year-old Peruvian fisherman Máximo Napa Castro was discharged from the hospital and reunited with his family.

 Peruvian fisherman survives 95 days lost at sea by eating cockroaches.