- 'Like a pandemic, with weapons' - Extortion is rife across Latin America but has grown to colossal proportions in Peru, ...

Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire year. Yet, water and greenery are everywhere. This is the nation’s agro-industrial heartland, and, thanks to irrigation canals, ...

According to an indictment by Peru’s public prosecutor’s office, Álvarez extorted, threatened and ordered the assassination ...

Amid the outcry after Mr Flores’ killing, President Dina Boluarte declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima. On March 25th ...

In the early hours of Dec. 22, 2024, fishermen working in the Talara Sea in northern Peru hauled in their nets. But instead ...

Paul Flores, a 39-year-old singer, was shot and killed by hitmen in Peru earlier this month. The popular singer was reportedly attacked as he was leaving a concert venue. He and his bandmates had ...

With crime surging in Peru, police are taking action after popular singer Paul Flores was gunned down by hitmen.

Peruvian authorities have implemented emergency measures in the nation’s capital following the assassination of a prominent ...

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has called for general elections to be held on April 12, 2026, saying she hopes the call can “put an end to a period of instability” that the country has experienced ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress voted Friday to remove the ... In reaction to the Flores killing, President Dina Boluarte on Monday declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the ...

The UK government has issued a warning to travellers visiting Peru after the country declared a state of emergency amid a recent crime surge. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ...

The UK government has issued a warning to travellers visiting Peru after the country declared a state of emergency amid a recent crime surge. The emergency comes after weeks of escalating violence ...