Peru is on edge as protesters converge on the capital
Peru braces for more protests in Lima as the calls for the new president's resignation grow. Over six weeks of turmoil has claimed more than 50 lives.
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Protesters from Peru's Andes descend on the country's capital to demand leader resign
The protests are against President Dina Boluarte and in support of predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose ouster last month cast the nation into political chaos. At least 53 people have died.
Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu
Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left dozens of people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country.
A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months detention for ousted President Pedro Castillo
The judge's decision came a day after the government declared a police state as it struggles to calm the violence in impoverished Andean regions that were the base of support for Castillo.
From President to prisoner - the rapid descent of Peru's Pedro Castillo
Peru's Pedro Castillo gambled away power in one breathtaking day
Peru swears in a new president amid constitutional crisis
Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in Wednesday as Peru's next president after Congress voted out President Pedro Castillo shortly after he dissolved the legislative body.
Peru's president survives 2nd impeachment effort in 8 months
Pedro Castillo avoided joining the South American nation's list of impeached leaders as opposition lawmakers failed to get enough votes to remove him from office only eight months into his term
Historians say explorers got it wrong: It's not Machu Picchu, it's Huayna Picchu
A Peruvian historian and an American archeologist say the site's re-discoverer was given bad information when he arrived at the ancient Incan ruins — and we've all been going along with it.
Peru court orders ex-President Fujimori freed from prison
The decision restores a humanitarian pardon even though authorities gave no indication the former president's release was imminent.
The Tonga volcano caused an oil spill on Peru's coast. Fishermen are protesting
Because of waves from Saturday's eruption, an estimated 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled near Peru's main refinery on the coast in an area rich in marine biodiversity.