Peruvian authorities say intense rains in the south have triggered deadly mudslides and major damage in the city of Arequipa.

Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, and experts say it is driving a growing environmental and ...

Sara Andrea Fajardo's picture book, Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa won this year's Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal.

A total of 44 UK-based coffee shops were nominated for this year's list, but most were remarkably absent from the ranking.

Peru's Congress is set to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal ...

Peru lost its seventh leader in almost as many years Tuesday with the impeachment of interim President Jose Jeri on ...

Today is the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year. From the East African highlands to the South American Andes, from the South Asian subcontinent to the heart of Eurasia, numerous ...

In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the stage for the fall of the Inca Empire.

In our new study published in PLOS One, we find evidence for a surprising potential source of power and influence: bird poo.

As mineral prices rise, Peru is witnessing a mining rush, legal and illegal, artisanal and industrial, that is causing ...

In ancient Andean cultures, fertilizer was power, said archaeologist Dr. Jacob Bongers, whose findings highlight the ...