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Deadly protests in Peru prompt closure of popular tourist hub airport
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLima — Weeks-long protests that have killed dozens across Peru continued on Thursday, with...
Machu Picchu was home to ancient people from all over South America
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMachu Picchu stands at the meeting point between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin and is made...
Airport in Peru's tourist hub Cusco closes again amid protests
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCusco, once the capital of the Inca empire, is the gateway to the mountain-top royal retreat of...
4 Dead, 16 Injured When Tourist Bus Drives Off Cliff in Peru After Trip to Machu Picchu
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFour people died and 16 others were injured this weekend when a tour bus drove over the side of a...
Peru arrests 200 in Lima; Machu Picchu ordered closed as protests flare
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPeruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima...
Travellers in Peru warned to take ‘particular care’ amid political protests
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe UK Foreign Office has issued updated advice for travellers in Peru, amid the worsening of...
Peru launches criminal probe into how ‘alien corpses’ left country to be displayed at Mexico...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPeru has launched a criminal probe into how alleged “non-human alien corpses” that were displayed to...
Peru gives in to protesters in Machu Picchu and rescinds ticket sales contract with private firm
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPeru's government on Wednesday backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu...
Four dead and 16 injured after tourist bus crashes near Peru’s Machu Picchu
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA tourist bus carrying 20 people plunged off the side of a cliff on a section of the...
'Cusco' winning name in aquarium's penguin naming effort
Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 12—The public has spoken and the Aquarium of Niagara's 23rd successfully reared Humboldt penguin chick will be named Cusco. The name, pronounced "kooz-koh," references a city in southwestern ...