‘Rivers of gold’ rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning photo captured by a NASA astronaut from the International Space Station The photo was taken by an astronaut crewing NASA’s Expedition 64 to the ISS Both the Inambari River and water-filled gold prospective pits can be seen The latter are usually not visible from the ISS due … Read more
Giant fossilised tree discovered in Peru reveals how the environment in the Andes mountains has changed drastically during the past 10 million years The tree was found in Peru and researchers say it dates back 10 million years Researchers say the tree fossil came from a high-altitude site in southern Peru The area it grew … Read more
Giant fossilised tree discovered in Peru reveals how the environment in the Andes mountains has changed drastically during the past 10 million years The tree was found in Peru and researchers say it dates back 10 million years Researchers say the tree fossil came from a high-altitude site in southern Peru The area it grew … Read more
Dead drunk: Mayor lies in a coffin and pretends to be a coronavirus victim to avoid arrest after breaking curfew rules to go drinking in Peru Jaime Rolando Urbina Torres, mayor of a small town in southern Peru, accused of breaking coronavirus lockdown to go drinking with friends When police turned up he jumped into … Read more
Forget chocolates and flowers! How about FaceTime with a cuddly creature? Hotel is playing cupid by sending ‘alpaca-grams’ from ‘Panchita’ to loved ones this Valentine’s Day The initiative has been launched at the JW Marriott El Convento Cusco in Peru Panchita, the hotel’s resident alpaca, will deliver the romantic video calls To make your Valentine’s … Read more
The UK Ambassador to Peru has been slammed for ‘abandoning’ Britons, after flying home while 11 people are still stuck in the South American country under military lockdown. The group was left in tears after being told at the last minute that they would not be able to board a repatriation flight on Wednesday. The … Read more
Railways stretch for more than a million kilometres (620,000 miles) around the world. And some of the track takes in some pretty jaw-dropping scenery – as these incredible pictures show. They feature in new book Rail Journeys, by David Ross, which celebrates with 200 photos the most unusual, romantic and remarkable landscapes in the world … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but travellers claim they were ‘left in the dark’ by the Foreign Office over whether to self-isolate or not. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and … Read more
He’s used to quick thinking and making important decisions on the football field. Aaron Rodgers showed he’s able to keep it together in a real-life crisis too when he recounted his dramatic escape from a bustling airport in Peru. The 36-year-old Green Bay Packers quarterback called in to the Pat McAfee Show on Friday to … Read more
Former Premier League star Nolberto Solano ‘ARRESTED for attending a party during self-isolation lockdown’ in raid which saw police climb walls of a house to find revellers Nolberto Solano has been arrested for attending a party during self-isolation Solano was arrested in La Molina in his home country of Peru by police The ex-Newcastle star … Read more