Former Peru’s President Alberto Fujimori. File | Photo Credit: AP Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday (September 11, 2024) at the age of 86 in the capital Lima, his family said. “After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just … Read more
Demonstrators march amid anti-government protests after Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo was ousted, in Lima, Peru on January 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. The … Read more
CNN — Tourist entry to Machu Picchu Citadel and the Inca Trail Network has been suspended until further notice due to ongoing unrest in Peru, officials in the country said Saturday. The Decentralized Culture Directorate and Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary Directorate said in a statement the day before that tourists who have a ticket for … Read more
CNN — One protester has died and at least 19 Peruvian police officers were injured in anti-government clashes in Cusco as officials in the tourist city put health facilities on red alert. Protesters had tried to enter the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport during curfew Wednesday, an Interior Minister statement said. The officers injured suffered … Read more
A demonstrator assists an injured man during a clash with security forces, demanding early elections and the release of jailed former President Pedro Castillo, near the Juliaca airport, in Juliaca, Peru January 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Peru’s political crisis deepened on Tuesday as a police officer died torched in his car after 17 … Read more
CNN — Peru has ordered Mexico’s ambassador to leave the Andean country within 72 hours, declaring him “persona non grata,” according its foreign ministry on Tuesday, after the family of its ousted president was granted asylum by the Mexican government. The ministry said the decision was made after Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador made … Read more
Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo take cover from tear gas thrown by the police during clashes on a demonstration demanding his release and the closure of the Peruvian Congress in Lima on December 11, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte gave in to protesters’ demands early Monday announcing in a … Read more
CNN — At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in the Andes. The Ombudsman’s Office said on Twitter it was working with health personnel to verify if the injured had received “adequate medical care in the city … Read more
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca Citadel that is nestled between the slopes of the Andes and stands 2,430 metres above sea level. Located in Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province in Peru, Machu Picchu Has Been Called the Wrong Name for Over 100 Years. Historians Reveal Its True Identity According to the reports, the Incas … Read more
Peruvians from the Huinchiri community in Cusco region are rebuilding a 500-year-old Incan hanging bridge using traditional weaving techniques. The Q’eswachaka bridge crosses the Apurimac river, connecting communities, but fell into disrepair during the Covid pandemic and collapsed in March. Now, the bridge is being rebuilt by teams of workers across both sides of the … Read more