The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of four people who were buried in Peru's Viru Valley about 3,800 years ago, millennia before the Incas flourished in the region. The burials of two ...

This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

Peru’s fight against tuberculosis demonstrates how global neglect endangers public health. COVID-19 setbacks, poverty, and ...

New York, NY, July 9, 2024 — As humanitarian crises in Ecuador and Peru continue, impacting both migrant and host communities, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) analyzed data from an emergency ...

The Peruvian Health Ministry claims the decision aims to ensure public health services can 'guarantee full mental health coverage' for the LGBTQ community. Government officials in Peru announced that ...

PIURA, PeruPIURA, Peru — Residents of Pedregal Grande, a poor neighborhood in the Peruvian city of Piura, receive water for only 30 minutes a day because of shortages, forcing them to collect it in ...

PIURA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Pedregal Grande, a poor neighborhood in the Peruvian city of Piura, receive water for only 30 minutes a day because of shortages, forcing them to collect it in plastic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PIURA, Peru (AP) — Residents of Pedregal ...