LIMA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Peru's central bank trimmed its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to settle at 4.75% on Thursday, surprising analysts who expected the country's monetary authority ...

An expedition in northwest Peru turned up four new mammal species, including this amphibious mouse. When scientists embarked on a biological survey in northwest Peru where the rugged Andes ...

A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country's capital days before Christmas.

Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday, authorities said. Jetties and ...

A powerful surge of unusually large waves has struck the coastlines of Ecuador, Chile, and Peru leaving at least three people dead, and dozens of ports in the region have been forced to close ...

Two people are dead after powerful waves of up to 4 metres high smashed the coasts of Ecuador and Peru. The waves prompted the Peruvian government to close 91 ports. Two people have died after ...

A total of 27 new species have been uncovered in the ‘human-dominated’ Peruvian rainforest. Conservation International led the expedition into the Alto Mayo Landscape that discovered these new ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...

An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo - which includes the Amazon ...

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