/tags/peru Peru en-US WLRN Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:10:11 GMT /americas/2024-09-12/alberto-fujimori-a-former-president-of-peru-who-was-convicted-of-human-rights-abuses-dies-at-86 Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:10:11 GMT /americas/2024-09-12/alberto-fujimori-a-former-president-of-peru-who-was-convicted-of-human-rights-abuses-dies-at-86 Franklin Briceño | Associated Press /americas/2024-05-27/iquitos-peru-amazon-film-festival-tropical-forests In the heart of Peru’s Amazon region, a poor neighborhood put aside the trials and tribulations of everyday life and celebrated an international film festival with works from countries with tropical forests Mon, 27 May 2024 17:11:22 GMT /americas/2024-05-27/iquitos-peru-amazon-film-festival-tropical-forests The Associated Press /americas/2024-04-03/prosecutors-widens-probe-against-perus-president-to-include-jewelry-worth-500k Peru’s top prosecutor says the scope of an investigation into President Dina Boluarte’s ownership of three luxury watches has broaden to include fine jewelry that authorities estimate could be worth more than $500,000 and money transactions that exceed $400,000. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:21:08 GMT /americas/2024-04-03/prosecutors-widens-probe-against-perus-president-to-include-jewelry-worth-500k The Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-02/gold-mining-reduced-this-amazon-rainforest-to-a-moonscape-now-miners-are-restoring-it Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest. Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:00:47 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-04-02/gold-mining-reduced-this-amazon-rainforest-to-a-moonscape-now-miners-are-restoring-it Simeon Tegel /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-31/government-agents-raid-peruvian-president-boluartes-residence Peruvian president Dina Boluarte is being investigated for allegedly acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since becoming vice president in 2021, and then president in 2022. Sun, 31 Mar 2024 05:28:15 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-31/government-agents-raid-peruvian-president-boluartes-residence The Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2023-10-07/for-these-peruvian-kids-surfing-isnt-just-water-play A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being. Sat, 07 Oct 2023 10:52:46 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-10-07/for-these-peruvian-kids-surfing-isnt-just-water-play Peter Yeung /americas/2023-06-08/main-suspect-in-natalee-holloway-disappearance-arrives-in-us The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway has landed in the states after being handed over to U.S. custody. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:53:04 GMT /americas/2023-06-08/main-suspect-in-natalee-holloway-disappearance-arrives-in-us Kimberly Chandler, Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceño | The Associated Press /americas/2023-06-05/key-suspect-in-natalee-holloways-case-moved-to-new-prison-ahead-of-extradition-to-us The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s capital ahead of his pending Mon, 05 Jun 2023 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-06-05/key-suspect-in-natalee-holloways-case-moved-to-new-prison-ahead-of-extradition-to-us Associated Press /americas/2023-05-11/suspect-in-natalee-holloway-disappearance-faces-extradition-to-us-on-fraud-charges Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case. Thu, 11 May 2023 19:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-05-11/suspect-in-natalee-holloway-disappearance-faces-extradition-to-us-on-fraud-charges Regina Garcia Cano, Franklin Briceño | Associated Press /latin-america/2023-04-10/peru-ex-leader-toledo-wins-reprieve-in-extradition-from-us Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has been granted two more weeks to fight his extradition from the United States on corruption charges. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:30:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-04-10/peru-ex-leader-toledo-wins-reprieve-in-extradition-from-us Olga R. Rodriguez | The Associated Press