A 9-million-year-old fossil of one of the extinct relatives of the great white shark was presented Monday in Lima at the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet), which noted that the piece includes the stomach contents of the large fossilized animal.

A poster of a theater play to be presented by students of a Catholic university in Lima, which combines religious symbols with the figure of a man wearing female clothes, is spurring outrage in Peru.

LIMA (Reuters) -Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines.

Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

A bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed from Lima's main square 22 years ago, was unveiled Saturday during celebrations for the city's 490th anniversary.

A 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark has been unearthed in Peru by paleontologists.Discovered at 235 km south of Lima, in Peru’s Pisco basin, the

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power.

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, authorities  said.

A development boom—including a raft of projects by one of Manhattan’s biggest architects—is raising the standard for affluent buyers in the Peruvian capital

An honor guard arrives with ceremonial flower wreaths during the unveiling of a bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed 22 years ago from the main square, in Lima,

Peruvian paleontologists have revealed a 9-million-year-old fossil of Cosmopolitodus Hastalis, a precursor to the great white shark. Found in Peru's Pisco basin, the exceptional fossil includes a giant jaw and teeth,

Peru is a year round destination, but the best time to visit would be in the shoulder seasons of April to May, and September to November. “These months offer great weather throughout the country and avoid the peak tourist season in June to August when it can get crowded at the key tourist sites,” says Mosquera of Aracari Travel.