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 ...

A Peruvian policy that described transgender people as having a mental illness was reversed after backlash in June 2024, a ...

Host Dave Yetman meets Quechua people and learns about their past and present. In cities such as Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Huancayo and hosts of villages continue to farm and produce handicrafts ...

This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering the people, places and cultures that keep this music genre ...

Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics warn. Several bills working their way through Congress would loosen ...

Much of the intrigue around Delta Air Lines' launch of seasonal service from Salt Lake City to Lima, Peru, surrounded on the ...

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.

LIMA, Peru — In autopsy after autopsy, Peruvian anti-government protesters share the same cause of death: “firearm projectile.” Christian Armando Mamani, a 22-year-old musician, was protesting in a ...

We go to Peru for an update after Peruvian authorities declared an overnight curfew in parts of southern Peru as mass protests continue following the ouster and arrest of leftist former President ...

This story is part of The Human Cost of Conservation, a Grist series on Indigenous rights and protected areas. It was supported by The Pulitzer Center, and is published in partnership with Indian ...

LIMA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Leopoldo Huamani, 60, a farmer from Chalhuanca in southern Peru, traveled for three days to reach the capital Lima and march in support of ousted and jailed leader Pedro ...

Mass protests are intensifying in Peru following the ouster and jailing of President Pedro Castillo, who was impeached on December 7 after attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. At least ...