A chronology of key events: 1532-33 - Spanish conquistadores led by Francisco Pizarro defeat the Incas whose empire subsequently becomes part of the Vice-royalty of Peru with its capital in Lima.

LIMA, Peru -- The first thing that happened was, I got scammed. It was stupid, of course. But it seemed so sensible to pay the smiling uniformed man at the cruise port $10 down on a $24 taxi fare. He ...

On the night of June 4, the Plaza Mayor of Lima was lit up with lights and colours, as the sounds of zapateo and cajon resonated through the public square in celebration of National Afro-Peruvian ...

A firearm is held by a Peruvian soldier. Human rights abuses in Peru are being digitized by UC Davis history researchers. (Getty Images) Research team led by Charles Walker, professor of history at UC ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

Chan Chan is the vast adobe city of the Chimu empire, which immediately predated the Incas Nine years ago, a discovery was made about a place called Caral in northern Peru that transformed the ...

How do you fix a national intelligence system no one understands? This statement was originally published on eff.org on 24 October 2016. This post is part of the series “Unblinking Eyes: The State of ...

LIMA – Peru will vote for a new president on Sunday in a wide-open election framed by a deadly surge in coronavirus cases, and under the long shadow of a constitutional crisis last year that saw the ...

Lima, Peru – Victoria Vigo was in the 32nd week of her third pregnancy when she went to hospital complaining of pains. She was immediately taken to the operating room and given a C-section. Her baby ...

LIMA, March 10 (Reuters) - George Forsyth, a former professional soccer goalkeeper, is targeting Peru's angry youth to help his candidacy at presidential elections next month, pledging to turn the ...