News from Peru – Peruvian Times https://www.peruviantimes.com Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES, for nearly 100 years Peru's newspaper source for English-language local news and analysis. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Peru vows tighter balance between tourism and conservation at Machu Picchu https://www.peruviantimes.com/28/peru-vows-tighter-balance-between-tourism-and-conservation-at-machu-picchu/32696/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:54:10 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32696 Peru’s government said Saturday it will push a new round of measures at Machu Picchu aimed at keeping tourism growth from outpacing conservation, signaling a more tightly managed phase for the country’s most important archaeological destination. The statement came during the first ordinary 2026 session of the Machupicchu Management Unit, […]

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]]> The passing of a distinguished Peruvian economist named Kuczynski https://www.peruviantimes.com/21/the-passing-of-a-distinguished-peruvian-economist-named-kuczynski/32684/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:44:27 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32684 By Nicholas Asheshov ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer On Saturday, March 7, earlier this month, a cheerful memorial service was held at Great St Mary’s Church, the University Church in Cambridge, in honor of Michael Kuczynski, the distinguished Peruvian economist. A Memorial for Michael Kuczynski (1941-2025) at Cambridge Great St Mary’s […]

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]]> Fact-checking President Trump’s Peru viper tale https://www.peruviantimes.com/15/fact-checking-president-trumps-peru-viper-tale/32669/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:41:26 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32669 Which is deadlier to humans in Peru: the Bothrops pit viper or the venomous Trumpapillar? By Rick Vecchio ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Editor* Applying Trumpian logic, pit vipers cause more than six times as many human fatalities in Peru as stings by the “Trumpapillar,” a nickname for the venomous flannel moth […]

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]]> Travel Book Review: Peru Seen Clearly By Young Eyes https://www.peruviantimes.com/30/travel-book-review-peru-seen-clearly-by-young-eyes/32644/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:06:48 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32644 A smart, 138-page guide to Peru’s history, culture and living Andean traditions. By Rick Vecchio ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Editor*☄ When I opened Peru: The Cultural Gem of South America, I had the Almost Famous moment — when Ben Fong-Torres realizes the seasoned rock and roll writer on the other end […]

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]]> What José Jerí promised in his first presidential address https://www.peruviantimes.com/10/what-jose-jeri-promised-in-his-first-presidential-address/32636/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:57:44 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32636 Moments after taking the oath, José Jerí framed his mandate as a “government of national reconciliation,” asked Peruvians for reflection and unity after months of turmoil. He offered an apology “for the mistakes that may have been made” and pledged to rebuild trust “from empathy.”Jerí said citizen security is the […]

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]]> Peru’s Congress Ousts President Boluarte Amid Crime Crisis; Congressman José Jerí Assumes Power https://www.peruviantimes.com/10/perus-congress-ousts-president-boluarte-amid-crime-crisis-congressman-jose-jeri-assumes-power/32620/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:22:48 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32620 Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly early Friday to remove President Dina Boluarte from office over her handling of rampant crime and insecurity, installing congressional leader José Jerí as the country’s third president in less than three years. Lawmakers approved the vacancy motion with 122 votes in favor, zero against and no […]

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]]> Dispute over Machu Picchu bus concessions strands tourists, risks site’s world status https://www.peruviantimes.com/19/dispute-over-machu-picchu-bus-concessions-strands-tourists-risks-sites-world-status/32611/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 03:22:59 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32611 CUSCO, Peru (UPDATED) — Communities around Machu Picchu extended their truce for another 72 hours on Saturday, keeping train and bus services running while officials prepare to reopen stalled negotiations over the disputed tourist transport concession. The extension eases immediate pressure on tourists and operators, but the conflict over who controls […]

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]]> Peru’s Papa: Pope Leo XIV’s Dual Identity https://www.peruviantimes.com/01/perus-papa-pope-leo-xivs-dual-identity/32602/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:57:32 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32602 By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer Though born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV—formerly Robert Prevost—spent more than three decades living and serving in Peru, becoming a dual citizen in 2015. “I came as a missionary to Chulucanas almost 40 years ago, then 11 years in Trujillo and eight […]

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]]> What I did not tell Mum https://www.peruviantimes.com/17/what-i-did-not-tell-mum/32559/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:12:42 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32559 By Nicholas Asheshov ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer Six decades ago I arrived at the port of Talara on the edge of the northern desert after a three-week trans-Atlantic, trans Panama voyage on a small oil tanker, El Lobo, out of Cardiff. I had boarded as a supernumerary member of […]

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]]> Over 100 New Structures Discovered in Gran Pajaten: Breakthrough in Understanding the Chachapoyas https://www.peruviantimes.com/15/over-100-new-structures-discovered-in-gran-pajaten-breakthrough-in-understanding-the-chachapoyas/32565/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:09:25 +0000 https://www.peruviantimes.com/?p=32565 By Poppy Tollemache ✐ Peruvian Times Contributing Writer Archaeologists have uncovered more than 100 new structures at Gran Pajatén, a site linked to the Chachapoyas people, situated on a ridge overlooking the valley of the Montecristo River, 500 kilometres north of Lima. First discovered in the 1960s, little has been […]

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