A tourist's visit to Machu Picchu sparked outrage after she allegedly spread human ashes on the hallowed grounds of the 15th ...

The Commission of Jurists of Cusco has warned that throwing ashes at the famous archaeological site constitutes a possible ...

A court in Peru has sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors say he took $35m (£27m) in bribes from a ...

BUT EXPERIENCING PERU’S ANCIENT HISTORY UP CLOSE IS MORE THAN WORTH THE THREAT OF ALTITUDE SICKNESS. NUMBER ONE, ON THE LIST GOES WITHOUT SAYING. THIS IS MACHU PICCHU, A RELIGIOUS, CEREMONIAL ...

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The two long-forgotten fortified settlements, described as “extraordinarily rare”, have been compared to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu because of their extremely high altitude and remoteness.

Peru’s capital of Lima was mostly paralyzed Wednesday, the second time in about a month, as the megacity’s bus drivers walked off the job to protest a surge in extortion and organized crime.

A wave of extortions pushed Peru's government last month to declare a state of emergency in much of the capital of over 10 million people, but organizers of Wednesday's strike say the widely ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became ...

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became ...

A few days ago, we were elbow to elbow with tourists at Machu Picchu, the famed tucked-into-the-Andes Incan “lost city,” which for many travelers, is synonymous with Peru. Machu Picchu was rub ...