Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert

Gouged into a barren stretch of pampa in southern Peru, the Nazca Lines are one of archaeology’s most perplexing mysteries. On the floor of the coastal desert, the shallow markings look like simple furrows. But from the air, hundreds of feet up, they morph …

K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo slots red pergola behind historic building in Peru

Local studio K+M Arquitectura y Urbanismo has completed Espacio Libertad, a red timber pavilion that provides an "open stage" for a long-standing cultural institution in Lima, Peru. The wooden pergola fills a 700-square-metre courtyard behind a …

Croatian Diaspora in Peru Calls for Long-Awaited Embassy in Lima

The Croatian diaspora in Peru, numbering over 230,000 people, according to recent statements by Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman, is calling for the opening of an official Croatian embassy in Lima. This long-standing …

Peru Indigenous Craftswomen

Sadith Silvano, from Paoyhan, a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community in the Amazon, puts on an earring at her home and workshop where she hand-paints textiles in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. “When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes …

U.S. strengthens support for indigenous defenders in Peru's Amazon

On November 20, Administrator Samantha Power introduced the program during her visit to the rainforest city of Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios region, in recognition of the key role of Indigenous defenders. Indigenous defenders are on the frontline when it …

From Peru to Brazil, Belt and Road cooperation now reaches new milestones

An aerial view of coastline in Lima, Peru Photo: VCG Whether because of the language barrier or limited local news coverage, people in Lima, capital of Peru, and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, appear to be unfamiliar with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), …

Xi returns to Beijing after APEC meeting, G20 Summit, state visits to Peru, Brazil

Protesters at APEC summit in Lima, Peru: “Let the world hear, they are killing us.”

Over the course of three days—November 13, 14 and 15—thousands of public transport workers, teachers from the SUTEP union, members of the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP), small business owners, and students launched a national strike and …

China opens Peru ‘bathing base’ port to fight Trump in trade war

China has vowed to use its new container port in Chancay, Peru to boost trade with South American countries – and create an alternative channel to ship its products to the United States.  In 2019, the state-owned Cosco Shipping Ports acquired 60% of the …

Poverty hits Peru

Poverty hits Peru By: María Josefina Arce. Under the mandate of the self-proclaimed president Dilma Boluarte, Peru has not managed to recover from the effects caused by the COVID 19 pandemic in various sectors, on the contrary, it has seen an increase in …