El Niño Peru Children Risk: UNICEF Counts 3 Million Exposed
UNICEF counts 3,006,028 El Niño Peru children living in high or very high risk zones, 31% of all under-18s, in...
September 19, 2026Section
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Puente Inca Route Closure at Machu Picchu Runs 20 to 25 September
The Puente Inca route closure at Machu Picchu runs from 20 to 25 September 2026. Ticket holders for Route 1-D...
September 19, 2026
Sacsayhuamán Graffiti Cleaned Off Rock as Peru Vows Complaint
Sacsayhuamán graffiti in red and pink paint hit a carved rock above Cusco. Peru’s Ministry of Culture cleaned it and...
September 19, 2026
Peru’s Fujimori Falls 18 Points as El Niño Threatens Economy
Peru's President Keiko Fujimori lost 18 approval points in a month, her transport minister quit and the central bank cut...
September 19, 2026
Cost of Living Arequipa Peru 2026: Less Than Half of Lima
Cost of living Arequipa Peru in 2026: a central one-bedroom averages about US$362 a month, less than half the Lima...
September 18, 2026
Ecuador vs Peru for Expats in 2026: Cheaper to Live, Harder to Enter
Ecuador vs Peru for expats in 2026: Quito undercuts Lima on rent, yet Ecuador asks a higher monthly income than...
September 18, 2026
Peru Keeps Its Central Bank Chief of 20 Years, an Anchor Amid Turmoil
Peru has had nine presidents in a decade but one central banker. The Senate kept Julio Velarde to 2031, and...
September 18, 2026
Why Machu Picchu Looked Sold Out as Eight Firms Held 209,051 Bookings
An audit found eight firms placed 209,051 Machu Picchu bookings and cancelled most, making Peru's top site look sold out...
September 18, 2026
Peru’s Illegal Gold Set to Outsell Legal Gold, Worth Up to US$18 Billion
Illegal gold, linked to violence, deforestation and lost taxes, is set to outsell legal gold in Peru for the first...
September 18, 2026