By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer Though born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV—formerly Robert Prevost—spent more than three decades living and serving in Peru, becoming a dual citizen ...

National Board of Justice president Aldo Vasquez, center, and members of the fledgling institution. Source: Andina The National Board of Justice swore in its seventh member this week, finally ...

An ambitious master plan for Machu Picchu calls for a dramatic "reconceptualization" of the Inca Citadel, backed by a proposed $14.6 million makeover of its tourist infrastructure.

All foreign visitors to Machu Picchu will soon have to hire an official guide to enter the Inca Citadel, follow one of three predetermined routes through the complex and face time limits at specific ...

Peru’s imposing capital of Lima has the worst air pollution of all Latin American cities, according to a recent study by the World Health Organization.

While Europe’s 19th-century surgeons struggled with a 50% survival rate for skull surgeries, the ancient Incas had been quietly achieving 90% success with similar procedures for thousands of years—a ...

President Dina Boluarte appointed Pedro Angulo as president of her council of ministers Saturday afternoon, three days after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the government palace ...

Investigations led by the World Monuments Fund at Gran Pajaten have revealed a sprawling network of circular stone structures far exceeding the 26 buildings first documented in the 1960s. Source:WMF ...

The linguistic landscape of Peru is a story of resilience. Since the Spanish conquest in 1532, efforts to erase indigenous languages like Quechua were relentless. Yet, despite centuries of suppression ...

Construction of Machu Picchu was interrupted around 1450 by a powerful earthquake, leaving damage still evident today and prompting the Inca to perfect the seismic-resistant megalithic architecture ...

Tony Morrison, the naturalist, filmmaker and writer whose enthusiasm and talents over half a century were focused on Peru and the Amazon, has died at his home in Woodbridge, Suffolk after a short ...

Ayacucho saw 20,000 visitors during Carnival & Semana Santa 2025, a 10% increase. Peru's cultural heritage city balances tradition with tourism growth.