Sources: BBC
Peru indefinitely closes its iconic Machu Picchu historic site due to the ongoing unrest which has killed dozens of people. Around 500 foreign nationals are currently stranded in Peru. 2023-01-21
Peru temporarily suspends Phase III trials of Sinopharm's vaccine after detecting neurological problems in one of its volunteers. Peru's trials for the vaccine were due to conclude this week, after testing around 12,000 people. 2020-12-12
Heads of state and government from across the Americas meet in Lima, Peru, for the Eighth Summit of the Americas. 2018-04-13
Heavy flooding in Peru kills at least 67 people and forces thousands to abandon their homes. 2017-03-17
At least 23 people are killed and 32 others injured after a bus plunges into a river in southeastern Peru. 2016-04-9
At least 50 people are dead after a truck veers off a cliff in La Convención Province in Peru. 2013-10-12
U.S. militant Lori Berenson is released from prison in Peru after serving more than a decade for collaborating with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. 2010-11-8
President Rafael Correa is injured and Peru and Colombia close their border with the country. 2010-09-30
More than half of Peru enters a state of emergency due to unusually cold weather. 2010-07-24
Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba, is extradited from Chile to Peru to face charges in the killing of a Peruvian woman. 2010-06-4