Peru’s government has approved an emergency decree allowing private investment in parts of the state-owned oil company Petroperu, as authorities move to stabilise a firm weighed down by mounting ...

LIMA, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Peru issued an emergency decree late Wednesday approving the reorganization of state-owned oil firm Petroperu, allowing private investment in key company assets. The decree ...

Two trains collided head-on along a rail line leading to Machu Picchu in Peru on Tuesday, killing a railroad worker and injuring dozens of others, including U.S. citizens, authorities in Peru said.

LIMA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year's ritual on Monday where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump and the ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Peru late Saturday, which startled residents and prompted some to leave their homes as tremors were felt across the region, according to ...

Along the rocky coastal bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in northern Peru, a series of clay reliefs depicting humans and human-animal hybrids decorates the walls of the site of Vichama. Likely an ...

LIMA – Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year’s ritual on Dec 29, during which they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for US President Donald Trump and the downfall of ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --Peru is heading toward a significant expansion of its copper industry. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru says the country has the potential to double copper production in the coming ...

Canadian citizens are among the dozens of passengers injured after two trains taking tourists to and from Peru’s famous Machu Picchu archaeological site crashed head-on Tuesday, killing at least one ...

According to a geological survey report, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the coastal side of Peru on Sunday, December 28, 2025. As reported by the United States Geological Survey USGS, the ...

Lima, Peru: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Peru on Sunday. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that the epicenter of the quake ...

Many annual traditions in Peru are laced with superstition. Some folk flaunt yellow underwear, the colour of luck, to ring in the new year. Others hide lentils in their purses to bring wealth. And ...