Peru
Shipping through the Panama Canal remains uninterrupted after country hit by a 7.7 mag. earthquake
Panama Airport was closed as a precaution while the Naturgy power company reported electricity supply disruptions across six Panamanian provinces. The Panama Canal remains operational.
Iranian terror activity in Western Hemisphere jointly condemned by 11 regional countries
MDA hosts knowledge-sharing workshop for Latin American, Spanish emergency organization officials
Israeli man in his 60s dies in Peru after more than three years in prison
Archaeologists find 800-year old mummy in Peru
The mummy was found inside an underground structure found on the outskirts of the city of Lima. In the tomb were also offerings including ceramics, vegetable remains and stone tools.
Hodaya Monsonego lands in Israel after two-year detainment in Peru
Hodaya Monsonego returned to Israel after serving jail time after she was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling in Peru.
Hodaya Monsonego, detained in Peru for 2 years, to return to Israel
Monsonego, who is cognitively impaired, was jailed in Peru for 10 months on charges of drug smuggling.
Peru: 3,200 years old mural of pre-contact Spider deity found
The Cupisnique site was mostly destroyed when local farmers wanted to expand their crops, but thanks to researchers, the mural was discovered.
Peruvian woman 'happy' for official decision for her to die by euthanasia
The ruling was remarkable in this mostly Roman Catholic country where euthanasia is illegal.
37 meter cat-shaped Nazca line discovered in Peru
While most Nazca lines were attributed to the Nazca culture, this cat geoglyph seems to be significantly older.
Scientists team up to save endangered 'scrotum frog'
Known by the scientific name Telmatoius culeus and as the Titicaca water frog, it also has the nickname of "scrotum frog."
Letters to the Editor June 24, 2020: What’s true in Peru
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Peruvian Jews move to Israel to flee COVID-19 and street riots
“Residents in Lima are in a very high state of tension,” said Gustavo Gakman, director of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews’ Latin America, Spain, and Portugal division.
Peru archbishop lines church with faces of deceased coronavirus victims
The act was done in a commentary on the government's health system's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
