Peru

Peru Shining Path: 24 Arrested In Terrorist & Drug Bust

Those arrested are accused of receiving money made by drug trafficking from the Shining Path. For two decades Peru fought far-left terrorist groups that wreaked havoc in both cities and countryside.

Saint Valentíne's Day Traditions in Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia and other South American Countries

San Valentín, in Latin America, is a day reserved for passion, sensual love, expectations, and the material exchange of tokens of affection, all to show devotion and commitment. Valentine’s Day in many Latin American countries also promotes “acts of appreciation” for friends, applauding non-romantic love.

Jalea de Mariscos: Peruvian Seaside Dish

Chiclayo, one of the most important urban areas in of Peru, is the birthplace of several genetically diverse crops (quinoa, kaniwa, llma beans, caigua & etc.), but it is also the birthplace of one of Peru’s most delectable dishes, Jalea.

Dolphins Chopped Up, Skinned Alive in Peru to Use as Shark Bait for Asian Delicacy

Animal conservation groups are enraged over the brutal slaughtering of thousands of dolphins off the coast of Peru, where the mammals are used as shark bait for an Asian delicacy known as shark fin soup.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Begins Fifth Trial for Misuse of Public Funds

Alberto Fujimori, the 75-year-old former Peruvian President, began his fifth trial for misuses of public funds last Thursday after being convicted in four previous trials, and is already serving 25 years in prison for corruption and the authorization of death squads.

Peru Drug Raids Nab Suspected Traffickers from Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Mexico and Israel

Peru may have bypassed Colombia as the biggest producer of coca (a South American plant used to make cocaine) with over 128,000 tons produced in the country last year, but that doesn't mean the country won't give up the fight against narco-trafficking.

$2 Million Cocaine Smuggling: British Women in Peruvian Jail Claim Kidnapped and Coercion

The two women deny any wrongdoing, stating that they were forced to by gang members. Two British women who went missing from the Spanish island of Ibiza turned up in the most peculiar of places this week.
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