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


Researchers discover over 100 2,000-year-old designs in Peru's Nazca lines

The geoglyphs represent humans, cats, snakes, killer whales, birds and native camalids.

 A spider in Nazca lines

Going kosher in the Bahamas: Asian-Latino grill debuts at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

 THE COLORFUL interior of Cinko.

Rescue mission for Israelis in Peru completed successfully

Dozens of Israelis got stuck in the country after political unrest crippled the transportation systems - now they are on the way home.

 Demonstrators blockades a railway track following weeks of protests sparked by the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro, in Chilca, Peru December 16, 2022.

Israelis stuck in Peru amid demonstrations and protests blocking airports

Demonstrations and political violence have been ongoing in the Latin American country since the arrest of president Pedro Castillo.

 Demonstrators stand on an airport tarmac amid violent protests following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Ayacucho, Peru December 15, 2022.

Archaeologists unearth eight colonial-era mummies in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed eight centuries-old mummies at a site in the country's capital, an important find that experts say could point to a colonial-era cemetery.

 An archaeologist works on the remains of the city's first cemetery at the former Royal Hospital of San Andres, where human remains dating back to the colonial era were found, in Lima, Peru, May 25, 2022.

Archaeologists uncover bodies of 76 children with hearts removed in Peru

Archaeologists theorize that in keeping with the customs of the time, the children were victims of child sacrifice.

 View of a mass grave of children and adults from the Chimu culture at Pampa La Cruz in Huanchaco district of Trujillo, Peru.

Lapid, Greek FM working to release Israeli arrested by Interpol on Greek island

An Israeli was detained while on holiday in Greece last week under an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol.

The Interpol logo

Inca children were drugged with cocaine to keep them calm before being sacrificed- study

Archaeologists examined the ancient hair and fingernails of children around age six to find the presence of intoxicating drugs, which were reportedly effective in calming them before sacrifice.

Peruvian Inca site

Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple

Located 3,200 meters above sea level, at least 35 underground passageways have been found over the years of excavations.

El Castillo, part of the Chavín de Huantar ruins

Study suggests we have been calling Machu Picchu by the wrong name

Reviewing centuries-old documents and more recent field notes, researchers conclude the Incan name of the site was “Huayna Picchu.”

The ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru