Peru

• 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Peru’s southern Andes Mountains, injures 2

  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 1 p.m. local time (18:00 GMT) and was centered 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of the city of Upahuacho.

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  Aug 21
  
• Australian man dead after 400-metre fall during hike on Peru’s Inca trail

  Members of a rescue team found the body of 52-year-old Matthew Cameron Paton, a Victoria Police Department sergeant, on Thursday about 400 metres down a steep slope.

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  May 22
  
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• Peru has lost another president. Here’s why, and what happens next

  Peru’s Congress on Tuesday voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office, triggering a fresh wave of political instability weeks before April's presidential election.

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  Feb 17
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• 7 Canadians among dozens injured in fatal Peru train crash: minister

  A train coming from Machu Picchu collided with a train heading there on Tuesday, according to the company that operates the railway. A rail worker was killed, police say.

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  Dec 31, 2025
• ‘He has been reborn’: Lost fisherman adrift at sea for 95 days reunites with family

  He survived by drinking rainwater and consuming whatever he could catch from the ocean, including turtles, cockroaches and birds.

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  Mar 17, 2025
• Peru’s embattled president faces charges blaming her for deadly protests

  President Dina Boluarte, who took office last year after the controversial ouster and jailing of her predecessor, dismissed the constitutional complaint from the attorney general.

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  Nov 27, 2023
• Peru protests: At least 1 dead as political crisis continues

  Some protests escalated as demonstrators armed with rocks and makeshift shields clashed with police, who deployed gas and rubber bullets.

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  Jan 29, 2023
• Peru orders closure of Machu Picchu, Inca Trail as protests flare

  Peruvian authorities ordered the closure of the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail which leads to the world-renowned archeological site as of Saturday.

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  Jan 21, 2023
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• Protesters pour into Peru’s capital demanding president’s resignation

  Thousands of people poured into Peru's capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest Thursday against President Dina Boluarte.

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  Jan 19, 2023
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• Peru’s chief prosecutor launches probe into protest deaths

  The ouster of leftist former President Pedro Castillo last month triggered the unrest, which has claimed the lives of at least 41 civilians and one police officer.

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  Jan 13, 2023