Peru

Bite marks on the fossilized skulls of ancient sperm whales have shown that ancestral sharks had a preference for feeding on their large, fatty nasal organs.

The new species of lizard dubbed Optimus Prime was classified as endangered almost as soon as it was found in the ruined ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu.

Users in Peru have reported feeling confused about a new strategy to upcharge people for sharing their account password outside of their household.

The woman, who was pronounced dead following a severe car crash, woke up as her coffin was being carried by mourners.

The suspect was holding a metal stake and officers initially fired stun guns, but "they did not take effect," police said.

Members of the United States Secret Service uniformed division shot and killed the man who had broken into the residence.

The predator was a "marine monster," paleontologist at Peru's National University, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, told Reuters.

At least eight people have been rescued so far after the landslide buried 60 to 80 homes in the La Libertad area.

Peruvian news outlets estimate that somewhere between 60 to 80 homes have been buried in the landslide.

Early forensic evidence suggests the children met violent deaths and were placed in the tomb in Lima, Peru, to accompany a nobleman to the afterlife.

"[It looked] like one of the pastures that I see with the cows in Texas. They were everywhere," Victor Vescovo told Newsweek.

The mummy was found in perfect condition and was believed to have been a male between the ages of 18 to 22.

The region's politics would be much less interesting without these huff-and-puff summits with their customary grandstanding and squabbles.

"Girls" star Lena Dunham has reportedly tied the knot with English-Peruvian musician Luis Felber, after going public with the romance earlier this year.

Recent daily case averages mark a stark contrast to figures from across the continent just weeks ago.

The Lambda variant, also known as C.37, was first detected in Peru in August 2020 and has since spread to other countries, many in Latin America.

First identified in Peru, the Lambda variant has become the dominant strain there and has begun sweeping through South America.

The man and his accomplices falsely identified themselves as attorneys, court officials and federal agents while extorting millions of dollars from thousands of immigrants.

Brazil and Peru meet in a rematch of the 2019 decider (which Brazil won 3-1) with a spot in Saturday's final at stake.

Last week, a slim majority of Peruvians voted Pedro Castillo, a rural school teacher, to be their next president.

Leftist candidate Pedro Castillo had 50.07 percent of the vote, while conservative Keiko Fujimori had 49.92 percent. The two candidates traded the lead on Monday during the runoff election.

The election has pitted a right-wing former congresswoman against a leftist rural school teacher.

With poverty and corruption endemic, political reform rare and ineffective and the COVID-19 pandemic making matters worse, there is abundant popular discontent for the totalitarians to exploit. Let us hope they fail.

The demand for burial space coincides with the country's worst wave of the coronavirus.

The final of the Miss Universe pageant saw participants representing Mexico, Brazil, India and Peru discuss tough subjects.

Mexico's Andrea Meza claimed the Miss Universe title last night, while Miss Brazil Julia Gama was declared the runner-up.

Local authorities reportedly approved of the secret burials but never told the victims' families.

Fifteen people arrested during a nightclub raid over the weekend later tested positive for the new coronavirus, Peru's Ministry of Health reported on Sunday.

"The state of emergency has allowed us to observe the impact of human actions on water resources," said Flor de María Huamani Alfaro from Peru's National Water Authority.

Five tourists were deported last week after they sneaked into the iconic ruins before dawn; they're accused of destroying part of the ancient attraction.