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Violent protests disrupting tourism and trade across Peru persisted Thursday as a judge considered whether to keep the country's ex-president in custody while authorities build their case against ...
Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America's most popular heritage sites, with local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to the iconic Incan ...
Map showing the 15 most visited tourist destinations in Peru [1] Since the 2000s, Tourism in Peru has made up the nation's third largest industry, behind fishing and mining. [2] Tourism is directed towards archaeological monuments, ecotourism in the Peruvian Amazon, cultural tourism in colonial cities, gastronomic tourism, adventure tourism ...
A German tourist died after stumbling off a cliff while taking a photo of herself. The 35-year-old woman was taking pictures with her friend when she fell off the World's End, a sheer cliff about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) high. The Sri Lankan army and volunteers recovered the body after a six-hour search involving air support and climbing.
Abdessamad Ejjoud is assumed to be the leader of the group, and the four men had shot a video the week before the murders, where they pledged allegiance to ISIS. [ 13 ] The killers had agreed to carry out a terrorist act on either security services or foreign tourists, before deciding to travel to the Imlil region to look for foreigners, and ...
Nine people were killed and 15 injured after armed men raided Peru's Poderosa mine with explosives and took hostages, the Interior Ministry said late on Saturday. The attackers entered the mine ...
In 2006, Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES) centers reported 25,036 cases of domestic violence in Peru. [6] The centers helped an average of 2,067 men and women per month. [6] MIMDES also operated a toll-free hot line, which handled 7,785 requests for assistance regarding family disturbances during 2006. [6]
kudumomo / CC BY 2.0 Over 4,000 people have been evacuated from a town near Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas," one of South America's most popular tourist destinations. Heavy rains caused ...