Nearly two months have passed since Mario Vargas Llosa, Peru’s most acclaimed novelist and a defining figure of Latin American literature, died at age 89 on April 13, 2025. His passing marks the end ...

By Paarth Mathur Peruvian Times Contributing Writer ☄ The linguistic landscape of Peru is a story of resilience. Since the Spanish conquest in 1532, efforts to erase indigenous languages like Quechua ...

While Europe’s 19th-century surgeons struggled with a 50% survival rate for skull surgeries, the ancient Incas had been quietly achieving 90% success with similar procedures for thousands of years—a ...

Ex-President Pedro Castillo's wife, Lilia Paredes, and their two children arrived in Mexico City today, after seeking asylum at the Mexican embassy in Lima last week. Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico's Foreign ...

President Dina Boluarte declared a 30-day state of emergency nationwide on Wednesday. After a meeting with the National Security and Defense Council, at the general army headquarters, Boluarte said ...

President Dina Boluarte appointed Pedro Angulo as president of her council of ministers Saturday afternoon, three days after taking office. The swearing-in ceremony was held in the government palace ...

President Dina Boluarte, Peru’s first woman president, succeeds ousted Pedro Castillo. Source: El Peruano In a surprise address to the nation, President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday declared the ...

The run-off in Peru’s presidential elections has led to a virtual tie between the socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Peru Libre and Keiko Fujimori of the conservative party Fuerza Popular. Castillo ...

Three cabinet ministers resigned from Manuel Merino's five-day-old government when police caused two deaths and 60 people injured during protests.

The Ministry of Health has stepped up its precautionary health measures at Lima’s Jorge Chavez airport, following a statement by the World Health Organisation, WHO, that the coronavirus Covid-19 could ...

Police detectives and a special tactics unit arrested 124 alleged criminals, most of whom were Venezuelan, at Punta Negra last week. Source: Andina The proposal of a special police squad to focus on ...

National Board of Justice president Aldo Vasquez, center, and members of the fledgling institution. Source: Andina The National Board of Justice swore in its seventh member this week, finally ...