Tag: Peru
At the Apec summit, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden sense “change” and “turbulence”
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Friday November 15 that the world was entering an era “turbulence”, while his American counterpart Joe Biden announced “a moment of significant political change»…
Sarnia-native photographer sharing tales, images from Peru
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News For Michael Bednar, a Sarnia expat photographer interested in how culture and the environment intersect, understanding Spain’s lasting impact on Peru’s Indigenous population has…
Last tribute to controversial former president Alberto Fujimori
Peru paid a moving final tribute on Saturday, September 14, to Alberto Fujimori, the former iron-fisted president convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity, who deeply divided the Andean country.…
Peru sentenced President Fujimori to death
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori, center in a photo from when he was pardoned from a long prison sentence last year, has died, aged 86.…
Alberto Fujimori, from austerity shock to repression and prison
Alberto Fujimori died at the age of 86. President of Peru from 1990 to 2000, he was remembered by some Peruvians as the one who put an end to the…
Venezuela suspends air traffic to Peru | News in brief
Venezuela suspends all air traffic to Peru starting today. The flight ban applies to both planes departing and arriving from Peru, and it lasts until the end of August. The…
Protesters demand resignation of President Dina Boluarte after long speech
As Peru celebrated its independence on Sunday, July 28, President Dina Boluarte, in office for one year and seven months, took the opportunity to address the nation in a five-hour…
Mummies found in Peru: “Fingerprints not human”
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen One of the two bodies on display to the media. Photo: Stella Pictures/Ddp/Abaca Press Foreign bodies found in Peru. Now fingerprints are said to show…
Mysterious tribe completely isolated from the world was seen
The Mashco-Piro tribe, known as the largest uncontacted tribe in the world, was spotted just a few kilometres away from logging operations in the Amazon forest in southeastern Peru. More…
Earthquake off the coast of Peru – tsunami warning issued | Foreign countries
In South America, an earthquake has occurred off the coast of Peru, with a reported magnitude of 6.9-7.2. In South America, an earthquake has occurred off the coast of Peru,…