Feb 15 Peru reopens Machu Picchu after agreement with protesters By Associated Press Peru's culture ministry has announced that Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests. Continue reading
Feb 05 Political turmoil in Peru threatens decades of relative financial stability By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The violence following President Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7 impeachment and arrest has revived class and racial divisions and has many Peruvians wondering whether the country's long period of uneasy economic stability has run its course. Continue reading
Feb 04 Analysis: What to know about Peru’s ongoing, Indigenous-led protest movement By Eduardo Gamarra, The Conversation Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Lima amid violent clashes with police. The protest movement could be taking cues from earlier mobilizations in neighboring Bolivia. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Northern California mass shooting suspect makes first court appearance In our news wrap Wednesday, the man accused of killing seven people in Northern California made his first court appearance, a Virginia teacher who was shot by a first-grader says school officials were warned three times that day that the… Continue watching
Jan 21 Peru shuts down Machu Picchu as political unrest spreads across country By Daniel Politi, Associated Press Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 8:03 The latest on Peru’s escalating anti-government protests By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant Demonstrators in the streets of Lima, Peru are vowing to keep demanding the president's resignation, despite a strong police response and mounting death toll. At least 55 people have died since protests began in rural regions of the country last… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Protests in Peru demand ouster of president and call for new elections In our news wrap Friday, Peru braced for more protests of crowds demanding the ouster of the country's new president and new elections, the Church of England has formally apologized for its treatment of LGBTQ people and what it calls… Continue watching
Jan 19 Protestors from Peru’s Andes ‘descended’ on capital to demand leader resign By Daniel Politi, Franklin Briceno, Associated Press People are pouring into Peru's capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos. Continue reading
Jan 12 Protests against Peru’s government spread with new clashes in Cusco By David Pereda, Associated Press Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco. Continue reading
Dec 20 Peru Congress reconsiders early election as unrest continues By David Pereda, Associated Press Peru's Congress is set Tuesday to consider a proposal to hold early elections, a key demand of protesters who are blocking highways and clashing with security forces around the country. Continue reading