For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a "khipu" (also spelled "quipu" and pronounced "key-poo ...

At 8 a.m., 15 divers from the Artisanal Fishers Association Cristóbal Colón meet on Carrizales beach in the Marcona district of Nazca province in southern Peru. They tie a mesh bag to their waist and ...

Alpaca are a vital part of Peru’s culture and economy. Their wool is used to make sweaters, gloves, hats and the signature ...

Katy Esquivel decided to let me drive her beautiful car and I got it stuck in the sand dunes of Huacachina. Hope she will one day forgive me. Hope you enjoyed Peru!

Over the past 20 years, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, and a favorable international environment have enabled Peru to become an upper-middle-income economy. GDP per capita jumped from ...

The 550-million-year-old Quaestio simpsonorum is the first fossil to show a definitive left-right asymmetry, an important sign of evolutionary development in the history of animals. In 1947 ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

By Alan Yuhas Archaeologists in Peru have excavated a monumental chamber featuring elaborate murals of snakes, and a pillared hall with a worn throne, which they say bears clues suggesting a ...

Three minutes added on after the end of regulation time. Peru goalie Gallese gets into the referee’s book for dissent. Things are heating up in Brasilia. The contest is getting more and more physical ...

Match ends, Brazil 4, Peru 0. Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick. Attempt missed. Luiz Henrique (Brazil ...

In the Atacama Desert of southern Peru, Humboldt penguins can become the target of vampire bats, whose main source of food is the blood of other animals. Although vampire bats in this region ...