A U.S. federal judge declared the state of Peru in default in a court proceeding to enforce a $91 million international arbitral award.

Following the 6.2 magnitude earthquake, there were no immediate reports of major injuries or severe damage to infrastructure.

In late December effigies of officials new and old dangle from market stalls near parliament and the presidential palace in Lima, the capital. Slogans on dummies of Jóse Jerí, the interim president, are particularly rude.

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru says the country has the potential to double copper production in coming years driven by mining project.

Shamans in Peru gathered for an annual New Year's ritual on Monday where they made predictions for the year to come, including illness for U.S. President Donald Trump and the downfall of Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro.

By Astrid Arellano Deep within the cloud forests of the San Martín region of Peru lie two places so high, cold and remote that they remained virtually unexplored for decades. In 2022, and again in 2025,

Ecuador restricted most of its border crossings with Colombia and Peru for "national security reasons," leaving only two international crossings open.