Archaeologists in Lima, Peru just unearthed a startling find on the grounds of the country's oldest hospital — a cadre of 500-year-old syphilitic Spanish skeletons. One of the skeletons even wore a copper cross necklace he likely believed would protect him from the disease.

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The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae — which long based its U.S. presence in Colorado — on Monday confirmed the dissolution.

A bronze statue of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, removed from Lima's main square 22 years ago, was unveiled Saturday during celebrations for the city's 490th anniversary.

A poster of a theater play to be presented by students of a Catholic university in Lima, which combines religious symbols with the figure of a man wearing female clothes, is spurring outrage in Peru.

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power.

Port and logistics firm DP World would use the funds to expand its port infrastructure in the Andean country, the presidential office said in a message on X, adding that would boost “agro-exports and employment, as well as strengthen Peru’s position as the region’s logistics hub.”

A development boom—including a raft of projects by one of Manhattan’s biggest architects—is raising the standard for affluent buyers in the Peruvian capital

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, authorities  said.

Dubai's DP World and Anglo American are considering expanding their operations in Peru. DP World may invest $1 billion to enhance its port infrastructure, aiming to boost exports and employment. Anglo American is also looking to increase its investment in Quellaveco copper project.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's soccer federation said on Thursday that Jorge Fossati has left as coach of the men's national team, which won just one of six matches in World Cup qualifying under the 72-year-old Uruguayan. Fossati’s exit came by “mutual agreement,” the federation said. A replacement has not been announced.

Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines.