Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts
The disease, spread by midges and mosquitoes, has been linked to two deaths as cases surge in previously unaffected areas
July 2024
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active
Still waters run deep: Latin American Foto festival – in pictures
US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say
June 2024
Other lives
Beryl Knotts obituary
Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict
May 2024
Rights and freedom
Peruvian reporter is target of smear campaign after taking on political elite
Our unequal earth
Latin America labels ultra-processed foods. Will the US follow?
Our unequal earth
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end?
Brother and lawyer of Peru president held as corruption inquiry widens
April 2024
Peru’s embattled president dismisses ‘Rolexgate’ investigation as a ‘smoke-screen’
Peru president Dina Boluarte under pressure amid ‘Rolexgate’ scandal
March 2024
Home of Peru’s president raided in search of luxury watches
The government criticised the move, with the country’s prime minister calling it ‘disproportionate and unconstitutional’
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Andean alarm: climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake flood in Peru
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz when the natural dam on a lake above the city gave way. Now, melting glaciers are raising the chances of it happening again
The age of extinction
Scientists find skull of enormous ancient dolphin in Amazon
Fossil of giant river dolphin found in Peru, whose closest living relation is in South Asia, gives clues to future extinction threats
February 2024
Floods submerge cities in central South America after extreme rainfall – video
Brazil, Peru and Bolivia were badly affected by severe floods that displaced citizens, destroyed buildings and isolated entire cities
January 2024
Machu Picchu train line reopens after protesters strike deal to readmit tourists
Access to Incan site in Peruvian Andes restored after dispute over new electronic rail ticketing system
Machu Picchu tourists stranded as protesters block trains to site
Train services suspended due to safety concerns as people demonstrate against Peru’s consolidation of ticket sales
Jack Russell terrier who loves to surf makes a splash on beaches of Peru
Four-year-old dog named Efruz ‘loves the sea’, according to his owner, and often perches on a surfboard to ride waves