Cameras have captured the moment an 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Lima, Peru on Sunday morning, causing panic among worshipers at the city’s cathedral. The epicentre was recorded 23km off the coast of Callao, according to the The ​​United States Geological Survey. It was felt in the capital and surrounding regions, killing at least one and...
Police in Colombia have arrested the alleged main suspect in the murder of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in neighbouring Peru. Miguel Antonio RodrÃguez DÃaz, whose alias is “Cuchillo” (knife), was arrested in the city of Medellin in a joint operation between the two countries and Interpol, according to Peru’s interior ministry and...
Reuters People celebrate at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Chiclayo, Peru with a banner saying Pople XIV has a Chiclayo heart. Halfway through Leo XIV’s first speech as pope, which he delivered in Italian, he stopped and asked if he might say a few words in Spanish. Smiling, he continued: “A greeting to all...
The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week. President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while extra police and soldiers are deployed to the region. The incident has shone a spotlight on the activities of criminal gangs...
Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier. They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company Poderosa, which is based in Pataz province, north of the capital Lima. The victims had been sent out to confront a group of people involved in...
Residents and security personnel of Huaraz, Ancash, Peru have been working to clear debris and mud after a landslide killed two people, Reuters reports. The landslide was caused by a glacial lagoon that overflowed into the Casca River, according to the National Institute for Research on Glaciers and Mountain Ecosystems (INAIGEM). According to INAIGEM, there...
An international group of scientists have taken action across the world to challenge a major extractivist project that’s set to endanger the health and livelihoods of local communities in southwest Peru. To mark World Water Day 2025 on 22 March, activists from Scientist Rebellion mobilised a range of global actions in solidarity with communities fighting...