Lima, Peru News

CUSCO, Peru-Cusco, the golden city of the Incas, sprawls across the hillsides of the high Andes Mountains.

Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling to European labs fat obtained from dead humans.

L ima is the capital city of Peru, as well as the largest and most important city in the country.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to join you today in marking the 20th Anniversary of APEC.

A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics.

Actually, this is my 10th day here, not my fifth. I apologize for being behind. I left my laptop computer in Lima, Peru's capital, opting not to take it on a leg of a potentially rust-inducing trip that included three days at an eco-lodge in the Peruvian Amazon.

President Michelle Bachelet of Chile speaks at a press conference during her visit to New Zealand's Parliament buildings November 21, 2006 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Chile of assaulting Peru's sovereignty, throwing his weight behind allegations that Chile paid a Peruvian military officer to spy.

German airport operator Fraport AG said Wednesday its October group passenger levels were nearly unchanged from a year ago, while cargo levels improved for the first time in more than a year.

According to LivingInPeru.com , the organizers of METALLICA 's January 19, 2010 concert in Lima, Peru are hoping for a turnout of 50,000 people or more at the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos Stadium.

He couldn't bring home the Olympics, but he's nailed the funny shirt photo. That's one way to view President Barack Obama's announcement that the United States will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii in 2011.

Requelme Abanto of Lima, Peru, recently went to the hospital with stomach pains that were diagnosed as appendicitis.

A Lima, Peru neighborhood was struggling to get water without plumbing until the German nonprofit, Alimon, came up with an innovative way to provide the area with fresh water.

The nation's economic downturn is prompting officials to revamp the city's foray into international contemporary art shows.

The 2015 Pan American Games are going to Toronto. The Pan American Sports Organization awarded the games in a secret vote on Friday with Toronto receiving 33 votes to win on the first ballot.

Posted: 11:11 am PST November 11, 2009 Updated: 12:37 pm PST November 11, 2009 LIMA, Peru -- "They call me the hardware store," says Requelme Abanto from his hospital bed in northern Peru.

I was going to post something light and fluffy about a local soft drink, Inca Kola, but three little girls changed my mind.

As leaders from 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meet here for their 17th informal meeting this week in Singapore, they may have to face with the fact that the global economy may not go back to where it was prior to the crisis and consider a recalibration of the growth drivers in a new global environment ofsofter ...

I haven't been to that many national capitals. In fact, I've only been to three: Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Canada, and Lima, Peru.

Clinipace , a global technology-driven clinical research organization , announced today that on October 26th, 2009 the company closed its acquisition of Worldwide Clinical Research, Inc.