WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to 15 countries and territories because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Kuwait, Mongolia, Niger, Peru, Romania, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin,…
CDC Warns Against Travel to Peru, Kuwait, UAE Over COVID-19
2 People Drowned by Abnormally High Waves in Peru After Tonga Volcano
LIMA—Two people drowned off a beach in northern Peru, the local civil defense authority reported on Sunday, after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Saturday’s eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga in the Pacific Ocean. The death of two people by drowning occurred on Saturday on a beach located in…
Attorney General Investigating Peruvian President Over Contract Collusion
Peru’s Attorney General Zoraida Avalos announced on Jan. 4 the opening of an investigation into President Pedro Castillo for influence peddling and collusion with companies over government contracts. This comes as the latest in a series of corruption charges and government push back to hit Castillo’s administration since he took office on July 28 of last year….
Peru’s Socialist Government Cancels Christmas Gatherings
The administration of Peru’s socialist president Pedro Castillo has cancelled all social events, including family gatherings, on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day this year. Using a supreme decree—Nº 179-2021-PCM—which passed on Dec. 9 and went into effect the following day, Peruvians are required to stay home without exception. In the same order, those over age 18 must now…
USGS: Magnitude-7.5 Earthquake Strikes Northern Peru
LIMA, Peru—An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 struck northern Peru early Sunday, damaging some buildings and blocking several roads with rubble. While the quake was extremely strong, it was relatively deep—measured at 112 kilometers (70 miles)—which usually reduces the possibility of damage and casualties. The quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and…
Archaeologists Find 800-Year-Old Mummy in Peru
LIMA—A team of experts has found a mummy estimated to be at least 800 years old on Peru’s central coast, one of the archaeologists who participated in the excavation said on Friday. The mummified remains were of a person from the culture that developed between the coast and mountains of the South American country. The…
Peru Suffers Alarming Death Rate From CCP Virus, Despite Vaccinations
Since the onset of the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus killed 200,635 people in Peru, making it the country with the highest number of deaths per population density in the world. Despite having more than 50 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the virus, the number of infected patients suffering severe and life-threatening symptoms isn’t waning….
Abimael Guzman, Founder of Peruvian Terrorist Group Shining Path, Dies at 86
LIMA—Abimael Guzman, leader of the Shining Path terrorists who nearly toppled the Peruvian state in a bloody Maoist revolution, died on Saturday while in prison and following several weeks of poor health, the government said. He was 86. Guzman was captured in 1992 in Lima and jailed for the rest of his life after being…
Bus Plunges in Peru’s Andes, Killing 29
LIMA—A bus driving along a main highway in the Peruvian Andes plunged into an abyss and killed at least 29 passengers in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said. The incident happened near the town of Matucana, along Peru’s Central Highway, a corridor that connects the capital Lima to much of the central Andes. The…
Earthquake Shakes Peru’s North Pacific Coast
LIMA, Peru—A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the north Pacific coast of Peru on Friday, sending people fleeing their homes, damaging a centuries old church and injuring at least one person. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake happened at 12:10 p.m. local time, with an epicenter about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of the…
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