Peru is a year round destination, but the best time to visit would be in the shoulder seasons of April to May, and September ...

Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists. According to state-owned energy ...

LIMA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into ...

Our coverage of mass child sacrifice in a pre-Incan culture in Peru was the most read archaeology story on Live Science in 2024. This child sacrifice site is actually one of many found in Peru ...

In June and July 2022, researchers led by the nonprofit Conservation International made a 38-day expedition to the Alto Mayo region of Peru and uncovered 27 new species. The previously unknown ...

An expedition in northwest Peru turned up four new mammal species, including this amphibious mouse. When scientists embarked on a biological survey in northwest Peru where the rugged Andes ...

An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish are among 27 new species scientists have discovered in Peru. They were found in an expedition to Alto Mayo - which includes the Amazon ...