Peru

Peru's attorney general announced on Tuesday that it is opening up an investigation into President Dina Boluarte and members of her Cabinet on genocide charges.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been barred by Peru from entering the country on Monday, after his statements sympathetic to the ouster and arrest of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo.

More than 17 people died in one day in the city of Juliaca in the Southern region of Peru as protests in the country calling for the release of Pedro Castillo turn violent.

The Canadian government on Monday warned its citizens against all non-essential travel to Peru as protests in the country against the government continue to escalate further.

Protests in Peru have resumed on Wednesday after a short Christmas break, with many still looking for the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and the resignation of Dina Boluarte.

Pedro Castillo, the ousted President of Peru, has asked judges on Wednesday for his release from detention as he calls the charges being levied against him as "political revenge."

A new proposed law on Friday suggests the removal of protections from isolated indigenous tribes in Peru's part of the Amazon rainforest.

Six generals who were implicated in an alleged scheme by ousted President Pedro Castillo to illegally promote members of the armed forces were arrested Monday in a "mega-operations" led by the attorney general.

Peru's newly-installed President Dina Boluarte has reshuffled her cabinet again on Wednesday, as she appoints her defense minister as the new Prime Minister of the country.

If you're thinking of spending Christmas outside of the city or your suburban home, here are three places in Latin America where you can celebrate the holidays with your loved ones.

The family of Peru's ousted President Pedro Castillo was granted asylum by Mexico on Tuesday, as diplomat tensions between the countries continue.

As protests and instability continue to increase in Peru, the country's tourism board revealed on Monday that they had to airlift and evacuate tourists out of Machu Picchu due to the protests.

The new government of Peru and President Dina Boluarte is having a deep political crisis as the protests against the government and Congress continues by many marginalized people.

Peru's embattled President Dina Boluarte said Saturday she would not step down in the face of violent protests over her predecessor's ouster as she called on lawmakers to bring forward elections as a way to quell unrest.

The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as protests from the masses over the ouster of Pedro Castillo as president continue to escalate.

Rural supporters of deposed Peruvian President Pedro Castillo have intensified their protests against the government on Monday.

Protests against Peru's new government turned deadly this weekend, with a teenager killed as police clashed with angry demonstrators calling for a national strike, fresh elections and the release of detained former president Pedro Castillo.

Peru's new leader Dina Boluarte unveiled a new cabinet Saturday as street protests pressed on seeking new elections after Pedro Castillo's removal as president.

Ex-President Pedro Castillo has been arrested and is facing charges of rebellion for threatening to dissolve Congress.

The South American country's first-ever woman leader asked the opposition for a truce as she tried to end the turmoil sparked by Pedro Castillo, who had attempted to dissolve parliament and rule by decree.

Castillo became the third president since 2018 to be sacked under the "moral incapacity" provision in the constitution.

A Mexican woman who traveled to Peru for a date was killed and dismembered by her online boyfriend.

A Peruvian airbus ran into a firetruck as it took off from Lima’s International airport Friday afternoon.

Ceviche, a chilled raw fish stew, generally pertains to the technique of softening fish or meat in vinegar, citrus and spices.

China's fishing activities have reportedly grown greater on foreign waters, raising concerns in Latin America.

Thousands of protesters gather in Lima, Peru on Saturday to call for the resignation of President Pedro Castillo, who has been implicated in a number of corruption allegations that resulted in at least two impeachment attempts against him.

Peruvian president Pedro Castillo will not be available to attend Colombian president Gustavo Petro's inauguration after it was denied by Congress due to his various scandals.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's release was ordered to be "refrained" by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

A Turkish government raid on two houses in the Izmir province on Monday yielded over four hundred historical artifacts, including 18th-Century oil paintings and shrunken heads from Peru.

The Sinopharm vaccine was found to provide low protection to frontliners in Peru according to a study. A third booster show may be needed to help improve protection against COVID-19.