Peru

Most affordable travel destinations
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Most affordable travel destinations

If you’re traveling on a budget, there’s no better time to visit Latin America where average hotel room rates fell…
9 foods every visitor to Peru should try
Food

9 foods every visitor to Peru should try

It's been influencing global cuisine for centuries, but Peru's culinary scene is finally getting the attention it deserves. And for foodies,…
Lonely Planet reveals its ‘ultimate’ travel destinations
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Lonely Planet reveals its ‘ultimate’ travel destinations

Four decades after it began as a penniless backpacker's bible to traveling on the cheap, Lonely Planet is publishing what…
Freed Shining Path captives recount Peru enslavement
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Freed Shining Path captives recount Peru enslavement

He doesn't know exactly how much time has passed since Shining Path guerrillas kidnapped him and put him to work…
The poor live with the dead in Peru neighborhood
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The poor live with the dead in Peru neighborhood

When Manuel Garcia opens his house door near Peru's capital, his neighbors rest in a macabre tableau of tombs and…
Gay pride events in Latin America seek more rights
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Gay pride events in Latin America seek more rights

Marchers in several Latin American nations including Chile and Mexico pressed for more gay rights Saturday, with many celebrating the…
3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru
Archaeology

3,800-year-old statuettes found in Peru

 Researchers in Peru have discovered a trio of statuettes they believe were created by the ancient Caral civilization some 3,800…
Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
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Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area

Peru has declared a state of emergency in the country's south, where a violent protest against the Tia Maria copper…
Waiting for the sun: Sensory overload and a never-ending party in the Peruvian Andes
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Waiting for the sun: Sensory overload and a never-ending party in the Peruvian Andes

It was to be a mind-bending spectacle. The sun would rise, and then again, and again, so that three fiery…
Dancing with the devil: Spirituality in the Peruvian Andes
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Dancing with the devil: Spirituality in the Peruvian Andes

We met the maestro at the bus stop. I hadn’t known what to expect; face-paint, maybe, or a necklace made…
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