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Peru Indigenous patrols see success & struggles in combating illegal miners

By Aimee Gabay For several years, illegal gold mining, loggers and other invaders have impacted the territory of the ...
National Catholic Reporter

From Peru to Peter's chair: How Latin America formed a US pope

Fr. Robert Prevost had no formal ties to the development of liberation theology, yet his worldview is rooted in the concrete ...

In Peru's tourist capital, protests leave small businesses reeling

For years, Juan Asin earned a decent living as a tour guide - trekking the ancient Inca trails and valleys around the ...
Earth.com

Peruvian hillside of 5,000 dirt pits, called the 'band of holes,' remains a mystery to this day

Researchers say Monte Sierpe’s 5,000 aligned pits once supported trade and recordkeeping, offering a new view of Inca-era ...