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Peru lies on the so-called Ring of Fire - an arc of fault lines that circles the Pacific Basin and is prone to frequent earthquakes

Two dead following powerful earthquake in Peru

Alan Garcia shot himself to avoid arrest

Peru's ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself

Aerial view shows a deforested area of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest caused by illegal mining

Peru opens base to protect Amazon from deforestation

Hitler Alba said his father was unaware of who Adolf Hitler was when he named him

Hitler and Lennin on the ballot paper in Peru

Peru / 24 Sep 18

Eight people remain in a critical condition in hospital

Contaminated food at Peru funeral kills at least ten

Peru / 08 Aug 18

The bus left the Pan-American Highway with over 50 people on board

At least 35 dead in Peru bus crash

News / 21 Feb 18

Alexander Delgado Herrera drugged his twin brother to escape from prison

Police recapture prisoner who swapped places with twin

World / 14 Feb 18

Pope Francis made his comments as he returned to the Vatican from South America

Pope apologises for comments that 'wounded' victims

World / 22 Jan 18

Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriga and Paula Podest Ruiz

Pope Francis performs marriage ceremony at 36,000 feet

Pope Francis / 18 Jan 18

Pope Francis departs Rome for Chile

Pope warns world one step away from nuclear war

World / 15 Jan 18

Luis Figari founded the Catholic society in Peru 'Sodalitium Christianae Vitae'

Pope orders takeover of Catholic society in Peru

Pope Francis / 11 Jan 18

The bus dropped 100 metres and landed upside down on rocks at the edge of the sea

48 killed as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

Peru / 03 Jan 18

Alberto Fujimori was found guilty of commanding death squads that massacred civilians

Protests as former Peruvian president is pardoned

World / 25 Dec 17

Contestant Camila Canicoba gave statistics on killings of women

'My measurements: 2,202 cases of feminicide reported'

News Lens / 01 Nov 17

President Michael D Higgins pictured in Lima with Peru's minister for foreign affairs

President hopes for improved links with Peru

News / 09 Feb 17

Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Luna Mendoza with President Higgins in Lima (Pic: @PresidentIRL)

President Higgins begins State visit to Peru

News / 08 Feb 17

Reid is free after serving nearly three years in jail

Drug smuggler Reid arrives back in UK from Peru

News / 22 Jun 16

It is thought a truck cut in front of the bus causing it to swerve

23 killed in Peru bus crash

News / 09 Apr 16

The event was part of a four-day religious festival in Peru

8 injured at running of the bulls event in Peru

News / 05 Jan 16

A couple from the Mashco-Piro tribe pictured at the Manu National Park, southeastern Peru

Peru to make contact with isolated tribe

News / 23 Jul 15

Authorities were investigating the crash and the driver, who survived, is being held by police

17 killed after dump truck crashes in Peru

News / 09 Jun 15

Michaella McCollum was imprisoned in 2013 after admitting trying to smuggle cocaine worth €1.9m from Peru to Spain

Repatriation of Michaella McCollum to NI approved

News / 07 Jan 15

Ireland is one of around 190 represented at the conference in Lima

Climate change a matter of life and death - White

News / 11 Dec 14

Rare Humboldt penguins were killed at animal sanctuary

Endangered penguins found dead at Peru centre

News / 22 Apr 14

The tombs are believed to be up to 1,000 years old

Ancient tombs discovered in Peru

Special Reports / 16 Jan 14

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