Sources: BBC
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of central Peru, injuring 23 people. 2024-06-28
Research shows that fossil bones of the "Perucetus colossus" whale discovered in Peru could indicate that it was the heaviest animal to have ever existed. 2023-08-3
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo loses his request for an emergency stay in the United States, as a deadline for his extradition to Peru nears, where he faces numerous charges. 2023-04-20
A judge in Peru rejects a plea from public prosecutor José Domingo Pérez to send Popular Force party leader and presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori back to prison for allegedly violating her bail conditions over charges of money laundering and corruption. Pérez says that he will appeal the judge's ruling. 2021-06-21
State television broadcasts images it says are captured high-calibre weapons, Peruvian documents, and uniforms emblazoned with an American flag. 2020-05-3
Archaeologists in Huanchaco, Peru unearth 227 sets of human remains aged between five and fourteen, and believed to be sacrificed over 500 years prior. The discovery is the largest known child sacrifice in history. 2019-08-28
At least 23 people are killed and 32 others injured after a bus plunges into a river in southeastern Peru. 2016-04-9
Archaeologists discover four prehistoric Ichma culture tombs in the centre of the Peruvian capital Lima. 2015-11-27
Peru's health ministry is deployed into the Amazon to battle the vampire bats blamed for the deaths of four children from rabies. 2010-08-13
Peruvian indigenous Amazon groups announce a plan to launch their own political party before next year's election; protecting the rainforest and indigenous rights are to be among its aims. 2010-08-11