Known as Peñico, the city is now open to tourists. It was once a vibrant urban center that connected coastal, mountain and ...

Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.

Ancient cities and cultures are a subject of fascination all over the world. Peru was home to a number of cultures in the ancient and medieval periods including the Inca Empire. Peru sees between 3 ...

Archaeologists in Peru have shared findings of an eight-year study that revealed an ancient city that formerly served as an ...

The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are ...

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin. They say ...

(RNS) — On an ordinary weekday in the basement of a downtown church in Lima, Peru, in the late 1960s, a gathering of priests, most of them working in slum parishes, heard theology being done in ...

After the miracles in Italy worked through the intercession of St. Rose of Lima and her canonization in 1671, a congregation of Dominican nuns was established in Italy in honor of the patron saint ...

In Lima, Peru, a ballet school offers young girls hope and transforms their lives through dance. The school principal, Maria del Carmen Silva, is a former National Ballet of Peru dancer who ...

Typical projects: $16 million to Colombia for low-cost housing and schools, $15 million to Peru for water lines and sewage pipes in the worst Lima slums.