Peru
Most affordable travel destinations
Life & Style
October 22, 2015
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
October 17, 2015
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
Life & Style
August 18, 2015
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
World
August 11, 2015
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
World
August 4, 2015
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
World
June 28, 2015
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
June 10, 2015
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
World
May 23, 2015
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
Life & Style
March 18, 2013
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
Life & Style
December 22, 2012
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…