Sources: BBC News
Fourteen people are killed and five others are injured after a minibus plunged into a deep ravine in Cajamarca, Peru. 2026-07-16
At least 27 people are injured in a w.1 earthquake off the coast of Ica Department, Peru. 2026-05-19
Police raid the home of Peru's former chief electoral official as part of a new probe into alleged electoral irregularities, after he resigned this week over delays in counting votes from the recent general election. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-americas-peruvian-police-raids-property-former-electoral-chief-amid-irregularities-2026-04-24- (Reuters)]2026 Peruvian post-electoral crisis2026-04-24
The Peruvian Supreme Court sentences former president Pedro Castillo to 11 and a half years in prison for criminal conspiracy when he tried to dissolve Congress and attempted a self-coup in 2022. 2025-11-27
Three people are killed after a Mil Mi-17, crashes near Cusco, Peru. 2025-10-29
A Japanese research team from Yamagata University announces the discovery of 168 new big figures near the Nazca Lines in Peru. 2022-12-9
Peru prepares for major protests in response to the June 6 election which saw socialist candidate Pedro Castillo of Free Peru winning the presidency by a narrow margin of 44,000 votes. Presidential candidate Fujimori Keiko, who lost to Castillo in the second round, has called for several thousand votes to be blocked, largely from the rural areas, where she alleges that fraud occurred. Castillo's supporters have vowed to call for a general strike if his victory is not confirmed soon. 2021-06-26
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Pacific Ocean near Acarí in Peru's Arequipa Region resulting in 1 death and 65 injured. 2018-01-14
Voters in Peru go to the polls for a general election with Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Kuczynski going through to the second round. 2016-04-10
A state of emergency is declared in parts of Bolivia and rescue efforts continue in Peru amid heavy rain and floods in the region. 2010-01-29