‘Cursed’ Peru town hopes Pope Leo brings better luck

Aerial view of the ruins of the Convent of San Agustín de Zana, a historic religious and architectural complex in ruins located in the district of Zana, in the Lambayeque region of northern Peru, on October 14, 2026. Zana awaits the visit of Pope Leo XIV …

La Salle-Peru’s Grey Ernat, Jackson Myers have strong connection on field: NewsTribune/BCR football notebook

La Salle-Peru seniors Grey Ernat and Jackson Myers have been playing together on the same football team since they were in fourth grade. Ernat has always been the quarterback, and Myers has been a receiver. Now in their last season playing together, the …

World figures began to arrive in Peru for the ISA World Surfing Games

Eight-time world champion, Australian Stephanie Gilmore, is already in Peru for the ISA World Surfing Games. Photo: Courtesy. Eight-time world champion, Australian Stephanie Gilmore, is already in Punta Rocas south of Lima, recognizing the competition …

Credit to the private sector in Peru grows 10.3% year-on-year in September 2026

Total credit to the private sector—which includes loans granted by banks, financial institutions, municipal and rural savings banks, and cooperatives—maintained a year-on-year growth rate of 10.3% in September 2026, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) …

Spain’s Crown Over Liberty: The Remarkable 1834 Peru 8 Reales Counterstamp

Spain Put Its Crown on a Silver Coin That Declared Liberty On an 1834 Peruvian silver coin, Liberty stands proudly with a staff and a shield bearing the word LIBERTAD. Yet some surviving examples carry a second, startling symbol: the royal crown of Spain, …

Peru has the potential to attract more investment in energy security.

For many, it is now just a memory, but it was once common to see public buses, trucks, and cars on the streets of Lima emitting large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from their exhaust pipes, at times making the air unbreathable. Similarly, in many …

'The Pope is coming home': 'Cursed' Peru town hopes Pope Leo brings better luck

A luckless Peruvian town that has for centuries been dismissed as cursed is hoping for a new lease on life when Pope Leo visits this month. Under Spanish colonial rule in the 16th century, Zana -- home to around 4,000 souls -- was a wealthy center of …

President Keiko Fujimori: Peru’s Government deals a major blow to criminal organizations

President Keiko Fujimori highlights a major blow to criminal organizations. TV Screenshot. President of the Republic Keiko Fujimori highlighted today the recent operation by the Pataz Unified Command, which led to the capture of the criminal Juver Jair …

‘Cursed’ Peru town hopes Pope Leo brings better luck

Feature: CIIE offers Peru's superfoods chance to enter vast market

LIMA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) will give Peruvian superfood producers, such as Amazon Andes, another opportunity to further expand into China's vast market. John Echenique, commercial manager of Amazon …