The Latest Breaking News from Peru

Michaella McCollum, from Co Tyrone in Northern Ireland, has turned her life around after a prison stretch in Peru - where she was jailed for trying to smuggle 11kg of cocaine out of the country with her accomplice Melissa Reid

Michaella McCollum was stopped in Peru carrying 11kg worth of cocaine out of the country alongside Glasgow-born sales assistant Melissa Reid.

The former prison convict posted pictures online of her donning a black graduation cap and gown

The Foreign Office have updated their latest guidance for holidaymakers heading to Peru, Dominica or Mongolia, as flooding alerts, departure tax fees and even a State of Emergency has been called.

Paddington 3 has assembled a cast so brilliant, it's like the perfect marmalade sandwich.

In the past 20 years, Peru's glaciers have lost a third of their surface area due to climate change. The phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the Cordillera Blanca, a majestic mountain range located north of Lima. Nearby towns and cities in the Huaylas valley, such as Huaraz with its 120,000…

Peru has launched an art exhibition in Bangkok featuring sacred bull sculptures to promote diplomacy and tourism.

Peru’s anti-drugs commission says some 95,000 hectares (367 square miles) of land were used to grow coca leaves in 2022.

Peruvian cuisine is now at the top of the culinary world as Central, a fine dining restaurant in Lima, has been crowned the World's Best Restaurant of 2023.

The research found flood sediments only on the eastern side of a desert wall built almost 1,000 years ago.

"I think our responsibility is not just to cook for others — our mission is to share Peruvian culture . . ."