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Scientists baffled after 400 dead dolphins

 

Samples of the animals' remains have been sent to Lima for testing

05 Feb 2014

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Artist creates paintings underwater

 

Watch: A Peruvian artist takes the plunge in the Pacific to realise his dream of painting underwater

18 Jan 2014

Vigilantes whip 'prostitutes' in nightclub attack

 

In disturbing scenes, members of a local vigilante group in Peru storm a nightclub, whipping and shoving dozens of female employees

07 Jan 2014

British drug mules sentenced to six years

 

Michaella Connolly and Melissa Reid have been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison by a Peruvian judge, for attempting to smuggle 11 kilos of cocaine out of the country

17 Dec 2013

British drug mules in Peru sentenced to six years

 

Michaela McCollum and Melissa Reid, caught trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine out of Peru, sentenced to six years and eight months in prison

17 Dec 2013

Britons break record for longest tuk-tuk journey

Two British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pushing their failing vehicle the last 43 miles

25 Nov 2013

Wari mummies unearthed at Peru tomb

Two 1,000-year-old mummified corpses found in Wari tomb in middle of Lima, Peruvian capital

25 Oct 2013

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Peru's air force reinstates UFO department

Peru's air force has said it is reviving a department to research anomalous aerial phenomena - in other words, UFO sightings

20 Oct 2013

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Bus plunges off cliff in Peru killing 51 people

Makeshift bus carrying 51 Quechau Indians home from a party falls 650ft in to Chaupimayo river killing every one on board including 14 children

13 Oct 2013

Peruvian prosecutors reject second guilty plea from British 'smugglers'

The Peruvian prosecutor in charge of a drug case involving two British women arrested at Lima's airport trying to smuggle cocaine to Spain says they will remain under investigation for six months if their guilty pleas are not accepted.

02 Oct 2013

Prosecutors in Peru reject guilty pleas of British 'smugglers'

Prosecutors have rejected the guilty pleas of two British women who attempted to smuggle £1.5 million worth of cocaine out of Peru.

25 Sep 2013

Peru drug smuggling pair head to court

Footage shows the two women accused of smuggling £1.5 million of cocaine out of Peru heading to the court where they pleaded guilty in front of a judge.

24 Sep 2013

Peru pair plead guilty

The two women accused of smuggling £1.5 million of cocaine out of Peru have pleaded guilty in front of a judge.

24 Sep 2013

Peru drug mule women face at least six years in prison

The two British women arrested in Peru last month trying to board a flight to Spain with 24 pounds of cocaine in their luggage face a minimum of six years and eight months in prison with no eligibility for parole if they plead guilty, the prosecutor handling their case said.

20 Sep 2013

Peru drug mules: Melissa Reid 'to plead guilty in tactical move'

Family of British woman arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle £1.5 million worth of cocaine out of Peru say she will plead guilty to "play the game" but they still believe she was forced into the crime.

17 Sep 2013

British woman on drug smuggling charges in Peru 'to plead guilty'

One of two British women suspected of trafficking £1.5m worth of cocaine from Peru to plead guilty.

14 Sep 2013

Tony Blair strikes new deals to advise Vietnam and Peru

The former Prime Minister's business empire strikes controversial new deals, writes Edward Malnick.

08 Sep 2013

Peru drugs Briton's father on jail conditions

The father of one of the Britons being held on suspicion of smuggling drugs in Peru describes conditions in the Peruvian prison where the two women are being held.

02 Sep 2013

Father of Melissa Reid 'not 100 per cent' about Peru girls’ story

The father of one of the two British women accused of trying to smuggle 24lbs (11kg) of cocaine out of Peru has indicated that he is not totally convinced by their version of events — and wants his daughter to plead guilty.

25 Aug 2013

Peru pair sent to prison with some of country's most notorious killers

Two Britons accused of drug trafficking have been sent to a jail in Peru that houses some of the country’s most notorious killers.

22 Aug 2013

Moment drug suspects charged

The two British women accused of trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine out of Peru have been denied bail and told they could spend three years in prison awaiting trial.

21 Aug 2013

Drug suspects could spend three years in Peru prison before trial

Two Britons accused of trying to smuggle £1.5m of cocaine out of Peru are denied bail and told they could spend years in prison awaiting trial.

21 Aug 2013

Man who saved years for dream trip dies on way

A retired merchant navy captain who waited 30 years for his dream holiday to Machu Picchu collapsed and died waiting for the bus to take him to the historical site.

21 Aug 2013

Two British women accused of drug smuggling in Peru charged

Two British women suspected of trying to smuggle 11kg of cocaine out of Peru charged and face sentence of 15 years if found guilty.

21 Aug 2013

Peruvian drug smuggling suspects charged

Two British women have been charged with trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru, according to prosecutors.

21 Aug 2013

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