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Two mummies found in ancient Peru cemetery Two pre-Columbian mummies more than a thousand years old were found in a pre-Incan cemetery in a suburb of Lima.
25 October 2013
©Reuters/Gary Cameron Dolphin killings rise in Peru due to Asia shark fin sales Peru has dramatically increased its sales of shark fins to Asia, triggering the slaughter of about 15,000 dolphins a year used as bait.
20 October 2013
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures Gold and silver pieces as well as bones and pottery from 1,500 years ago were discovered in Lake Titicaca by underwater archaeologists.
09 October 2013
Volcano prompts declaration of emergency in Peru Peru declared a state of emergency Thursday in nine districts threatened by the Ubinas volcano, which has erupted seven times since September 1, spewing harmful gas and ash.
13 September 2013
Peru coca growers switch to coffee, battle fungus Peru's anti-drug strategy hinges on persuading farmers to grow coffee instead of coca, the raw material of cocaine, but low prices and plant disease are getting in the way.
03 September 2013
Tomb find confirms powerful women ruled Peru long ago The discovery in Peru of another tomb belonging to a pre-Hispanic priestess, the eighth in more than two decades, confirms that powerful women ruled this region 1,200 years ago.
24 August 2013
Peruvian drug traffickers prey on young Europeans The profile is often the same: European, often young and female, and facing hard economic choices. A perfect mark for Peruvian cocaine traffickers seeking couriers.
22 August 2013
Dozens of mummies found in pre-Inca royal tomb in Peru Polish and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered a royal burial chamber with 60 mummies and some 1,200 gold, silver and ceramic objects from over 1,000 years ago in Peru.
30 June 2013
Top chefs say Latin America will reach food's zenith The world's top chefs say it's only a matter of time before Latin America, home to Brazil's black bean stew "feijoada," Peru's refreshing raw fish "ceviche" and Mexico's street tacos, cooks its way into gastronomy's elite.
26 May 2013
©REUTERS/Michael Fiala Dead sea lions found in Peru, poisoning suspected Dead sea lions have been discovered on beaches in northern Peru amid suspicions they were poisoned by fishermen.
23 May 2013
Zhazira Zhaparkul (L). Photo courtesy of image.net Weightlifting: Kazakhstan junior wins silver at Worlds Kazakhstan’s weightlifter lifted 135 kilograms in clean and jerk, while her Chinese rival Xinyue lifted 130 kilograms.
12 May 2013
Peru's First Lady Nadine Heredia stands next to her husband President Ollanta Humala. ©REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil Peru's first lady to be investigated for spending Fist Lady Nadine Heredia, a popular Peruvian figure tipped as a likely presidential candidate, will be investigated for spending at the request of opposition lawmakers.
25 April 2013
Venezuela's Maduro to Peru summit before swearing-in Election officials moved to defuse a political crisis on the eve of President-elect Nicolas Maduro's inauguration Friday, yielding to demands for an audit of the results in Sunday's bitterly contested elections.
19 April 2013
©REUTERS Peru archeologists find ancient temple Peruvian archeologists have discovered a temple believed to be about 5,000 years old at the ancient El Paraiso archeological site in a valley just north of Lima.
13 February 2013
©REUTERS Peru approves free trade agreement with EU Peru has approved a free trade agreement with the European Union and Colombia that will allow 75 percent of agricultural products and 100 percent of other goods to enter the eurozone duty-free.
13 December 2012
Photo courtesy of politicosperu.com Peru labor minister quits for mistreating airport worker Peru's labor minister resigned Sunday amid an uproar for allegedly roughing up an airport worker as he rushed to catch a departing plane.
11 December 2012
Clinton to boost women's entrepreneurship in Peru US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Peru on Monday to push for greater access for women to capital and know-how to start their own businesses and become a motor for economic growth.
16 October 2012
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. ©REUTERS US defense chief blasts Karzai over troop deaths US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has voiced frustration with Afghan President Hamid Karzai preferring to "criticize" American troops, rather than acknowledging the sacrifices they have made.
06 October 2012
Photo courtesy of usatrends.org Bus plunges into ravine in Peru, killing 22 A bus riding along a foggy road in Peru plunged into a ravine, killing 22 people and leaving 16 injured, a news agency reported Tuesday.
03 October 2012
Arab and LatAm leaders agree to investment bank Latin American and Arab leaders agreed to form a joint investment bank during a summit in Peru at which they also discussed the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria.
03 October 2012
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