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The 58-year-old Adrianzen presented his 'irrevocable resignation' to Boluarte and ministers

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Peru PM quits ahead of no-confidence vote

Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen resigned Tuesday on the eve of a no-confidence vote against him, as the government faces mounting pressure over a...

AFP6 days ago

A man opens a banner with the image of Pope Leo XIV in front of the Chiclayo's cathedral, northern Peru

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From Chicago to Chiclayo: Peruvian town hails adoptive son and pope

Residents in the Peruvian town of Chiclayo chant "long live the pope!" hailing the election of their adoptive son.

AFPMay 9, 2025

David Klassen, one of the founders of the Mennonite community at Masisea in the Peruvian Amazon, poses for a picture with his family

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Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian Amazon

When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across...

AFPMay 5, 2025

Jaime Cruz, a member of the Peruvian company Teatro La Plaza, who has Down syndrome, performs during a dress rehearsal of their production 'Hamlet' at The Barbican Theatre in London

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Actors with Down syndrome tear down barriers in London show

It's one of Shakespeare's most existential questions "to be or not to be?"

AFPApril 25, 2025

An ancient artifact found in a recently discovered burial site at the Aspero archaeological complex, belonging to the Caral civilization, during a press presentation at the Ministry of Culture in Lima on April 24, 2025

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Remains of 5,000-year-old noblewoman found in Peru dig

Archaeologists in Peru said Thursday they found the 5,000-year-old remains of a noblewoman at the sacred city of Caral, revealing the important role played...

AFPApril 24, 2025

Peruvian ex-president Ollanta Humala has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a corruption case linked to construction giant Odebrecht

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Peru court sentences ex-president Humala to 15 years for graft

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in prison for graft linked to a globe-spanning corruption...

AFPApril 15, 2025

Vargas Llosa was one of the Latin American 'greats' of the 1960s-70s

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Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network...

AFPApril 13, 2025

Peruvian literature giant Mario Vargas Llosa at the 2011 Buenos Aires International Book Fair

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Vargas Llosa, last of Latin America’s literary golden generation

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often...

AFPApril 13, 2025