THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER.

eked out a narrow victory in elections in 2021 that rocked Peru’s political establishment and laid bare the deep divisions between residents of the capital, Lima, and the long-neglected countryside.

LGBTQ advocates in Peru protested in the capital city of Lima last week after the Health Ministry issued a new law that deemed transgender people as having “mental health problems.” ...

Peruvian authorities declared a 30-day state of emergency in the nation’s capital city on Monday ... were a very common government tactic in Peru and significant parts of Lima had already ...

Peru has proven to be a cultivator of talent in the esports community. The opportunity to host the iconic GEF Global Esports Games 2025 in our capital city, Lima, and the annual stages of the ...

Cuzco (also spelled Cusco) is where the Incas once laid the foundations of their empire, and ancient ruins still stand near ...

Peruvians are elated after a Catholic cardinal who spent years guiding the faithful in the South American country was elected pope and hoped he will visit them soon in his new role.

Go! —Rudyard Kipling, The Explorer For archaeologists in Peru, that hidden something has always been the lost city of Vilcabamba, the last great capital of the Incas. As described in the 16th ...

The city acted as the capital of Spanish-occupied Peru until it was moved to Lima in 1535. A major earthquake in 1650 caused significant damage to the city, and the rebuilding era brought a new ...