Heavy hallucinogenic rituals solidified social castes in Pre-Incan Peru

The mighty Incan empire wasn’t the first society to spread across the Andes Mountains—2,000 years earlier, there were the Chavín. Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, …

HD HHI and SIMA Peru ink agreement to jointly develop submarine

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and SIMA Peru inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the joint development of a new 1,500-ton submarine design for the Peruvian Navy during SITDEF 2025 in Lima, Peru. HD HHI Press Release HD Hyundai …

Peru denies it was hit by ransomware attack following Rhysida claims

Peru’s government is denying claims that its federal digital platform was taken over by a ransomware gang that has previously attacked governments around the world.  The Ministry of Government and Digital Transformation published a statement on Thursday …

Peru bans mining in north after gangs kill 13 workers

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Monday announced a 30-day ban on mining in Peru’s northern Pataz province, the day after 13 mining workers were found dead. The Peruvian armed forces will seize complete control of the mining area, and the ban could be …

Thirteen killed in Peru, government halts gold mining

Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte says, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and killed by illegal miners. Peru's government also plans to set up a military base and …

Peru extradites alleged call center scammer who targeted U.S. Spanish speakers

MIAMI, Fla. (TNND) — Peru extradited to the U.S. one of its citizens accused of operating a large fraud and extortion scheme targeted at Americans, U.S. federal agencies announced Friday. Carla Magaly Alcedo Mendoza, a 43-year-old resident of Lima, Peru, …

Thirteen killed in Peru, government halts gold mining

Gold mining suspended in Peru's north after 13 miners killed

LIMA (Reuters) -Mining in Peru's northern district of Pataz will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and killed by illegal miners. Peru's government also plans to …

Secret 'drug room' full of psychedelic 'snuff tubes' discovered at pre-Inca site in Peru" target="_self" data-before-...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing traces of psychedelic snuff and tobacco. The presence of the "snuff tubes" in a hidden room suggests the elite held secret, …

Peru: 13 abducted people found dead in gold mine

The bodies of thirteen people were found in a mine in Peru on Sunday after they were abducted a few days earlier. The grim discovery was made in a gold mine in Peru's Pataz province in the northern La Libertad region, situated around 560 miles (900 …