The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre ...

A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then released him ...

This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

LIMA, Peru — In autopsy after autopsy, Peruvian anti-government protesters share the same cause of death: “firearm projectile.” Christian Armando Mamani, a 22-year-old musician, was protesting in a ...

Three killed in New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Peru At least three people were killed in a New Year's Eve attack on informal miners in Pataz district in northern Peru, local authorities ...

LIMA — Each month, Czibor Chicata-Sutmöller issues scores of visas to Utahns preparing to serve Latter-day Saint missions to Peru. The Consul General of Peru in Salt Lake City said his daily duty of ...

Host Dave Yetman meets Quechua people and learns about their past and present. In cities such as Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Huancayo and hosts of villages continue to farm and produce handicrafts ...

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