New lizard species discovered in Peru
World 11:07 04/10/2026Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard in the Peruvian Andes, the Natural History Museum of San Marcos University said Saturday.
Thirteen die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines
World 10:40 03/08/2026A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru's government said.
At least 6 dead and 21 injured after 2 earthquakes in Peru
World 16:24 20/07/2026LIMA -- At least six people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country's civil defense chief said on Sunday.
12-million-year-old porpoise fossil found in Peru
World 17:51 18/09/2025Peruvian paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled the 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric porpoise found near the country's Pacific coast.
Elite 5,000 year-old woman's tomb unearthed in coastal Peru
World 11:16 25/04/2025LIMA - Archaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper echelons of the ancient Caral civilization, a find they say points to the importance of women in the city some five millennia earlier.
Vietnam nabs one of six Peruvians who cut ATMs to steal $65,000
Vietnam News 18:35 15/04/2015One of the six Peruvians who used a welding machine to cut two ATMs in central Vietnam and stole VND1.4 billion (nearly US$65,000) has been arrested
