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17 May – A vacancy motion is filed in Congress against President Boluarte, citing “moral incapacity” in the wake of investigations into the Rolexgate case and the arrest of her brother Nicanor. [8] 26 May – Four people are killed and 30 others are injured in a level-crossing collision between a bus and a freight train in La Oroya. [9]
The following are images from various Peru-related articles on Wikipedia. Image 1 Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino , 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru ) Image 2 The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909.
Peru is known to be prefect for cultural, eco, adventure, gastronomic, beach, and luxury travel. Chavín de Huántar in Ancash The places most visited by tourists are the cities of Lima and its historic center, Cusco , which is characterized by its Inca and colonial architecture but its main attractions are the Sacred Valley of the Incas and ...
The Nomole or Cujareño people, also known as the Mashco Piro, are an indigenous tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the remote regions of the Amazon rainforest. They live in Manú National Park in the Madre de Dios Region in Peru. [2] They have actively avoided contact with non-native peoples.
The 2024 Peru wildfires are a series of wildfires that began in July 2024 that have caused at least 16 deaths and the burning of about 3,000 hectares [ha] (7,400 acres) of forest, protected areas, and agricultural land in 22 of 24 Peruvian regions.
Claudio Pizarro, former captain of the Peru national football team. Football is the most popular sport in Peru. [30] [31] Football in Peru is governed by the Peruvian Football Federation (PFF), which organizes the men's and women's national teams.
El Misti, also known as Guagua-Putina, is a dormant stratovolcano located in southern Peru near the city of Arequipa. With its seasonally snow-capped, symmetrical cone, El Misti stands at 5,822 m above sea level and lies between the mountain Chachani (6,075 m) and the volcano Pichu-Pichu (5,669 m). Its last eruption was in 1784.
Originally an area known as "La Chimba" by the Spanish arrieros, the construction of its buildings began at the end of the 17th century. It forms an axis that crosses the city which connects with the former Inca road system, itself also a World Heritage Site that Peru shares with Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.