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Peru

Peru
Peru
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Peru. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Lima
Head of State
President Dina Boluarte
Head of Government
Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén
Pope Leo is presented with flowers as he leaves at the end of the general audience in St Peter’s Square at The Vatican on Wednesday. Photo: AP
Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo doesn’t need further treatment for lung cancer, doctors say

Follow-up tests show the pontiff’s disease has not spread after he had surgery to remove part of his lung.

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European Union

Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery

Ukraine war

From hospital, Pope Leo pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city

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Americas and the Caribbean

Concrete, steel and razor wire: inside Latin America’s newest mega-prison

President vows Costa Rica will become a ‘global benchmark’ for prison security as 5,100-inmate facility opens to confront cartels.

Tiered metal bunk beds with orange inmate uniforms and shoes laid out inside Costa Rica’s new 5,100-capacity mega-prison. Photo: EPA
Penitentiary officers at the facility's inauguration. Photo: Reuters
Inside the new maximum-security prison. Photo: Reuters
A cell in the new facility. Photo: Reuters
The outside perimeter of the High-Containment Centre against Organised Crime. Photo: AFP
On Our Radar

Global-hit Disgusting Food Museum challenges Hong Kong with a bold question: what do we consider edible?

Peruvian frog juice, deep-fried bull testicles and the smelliest canned food in the world – come to the Disgusting Food Museum for the controversial delicacies, stay for the reflections on what’s considered edible, what’s not and why.

China-Latin America relations

Peru governor touts Chinese interest in port pitched as Chancay alternative

Scaled back to US$844 million from a US$7 billion plan, Corio terminal in Arequipa has yet to secure an investor or operator.

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of his lung

Vatican says 71-year-old pontiff spent a peaceful night after 90-minute operation was completed without complications.

A statue of Pope John Paul II outside Rome’s Gemelli hospital where Pope Leo had his surgery. Photo: EPA
China-Latin America relations

China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat: 7 Latin America relations reads

From geopolitical alliances to a record-making UN vote, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in September 2026.

Americas and the Caribbean

US revokes visas of Latin American officials and others

Bolivian attorney general among those targeted in Trump administration crackdown across four allied nations.

Animals

New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century

The Tilcayo is part of a group of South American tiger cats and was found in the lush Yungas cloud forest.

A Tilcayo walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, on September 1. Photo: National Geographic via Reuters
US-China relations

China edges US, EU on AI regulation trust in middle-income countries: Pew survey

US think tank study finds middle-income countries have ‘more positive views of China’ when it comes to regulating AI effectively.

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A Pew survey found that China leads the US and the European Union in trust in AI regulation among mostly middle-income countries. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Latin America relations

China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

Embassy in Lima defends US$30 billion investment stock and takes aim at visa curbs as Fujimori joins Trump’s Shield of the Americas.

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Drugs

Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’

US Secretary of State pledges continued military operations against suspected drug traffickers in Latin American waters.

China-Latin America relations

Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia with China ties, trade deals on agenda

Washington’s top diplomat lands in Barranquilla on first leg of three-country tour, with critical minerals, civil nuclear deals to be signed.

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Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Tuesday. Colombia is the first stop on Rubio’s three-nation South American trip that will also include Ecuador and Peru. Photo: EPA
US-China relations

What China can do to secure trade routes in its coming high-seas struggle with US

Di Dongsheng argues it could take three decades for China to dominate access to ports, straits, canals and shipping lanes around the world.

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The era of open oceans could be drawing to a close, says academic Di Dongsheng, who urges Beijing to prepare “for struggle in a coming contest over sea power and the security of shipping routes”. Photo: Getty Images
Science

China sends archaeologists to South America to trace ancestral links

Joint project with Peru will start with field surveys in the Caral zone, which is home to the oldest known urban centre in the Americas.

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China-Latin America relations

Chinese archaeologists head to Peru for joint project to explore ancient sites

The partnership – part of a wider effort to expand cultural ties – will explore sites associated with the 5,000-year-old Caral civilisation.

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China-Latin America relations

Peru vows to apply Hong Kong trade deal, but is silent on mainland China

Prime Minister Luis Galarreta says country aims to become trade and investment bridge between South America and Asia-Pacific.

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Peru’s new government did not mention the Chinese-built Chancay megaport, operated by Cosco Shipping, in its first comprehensive policy programme. Photo: Handout
Japan

Greyest village in Japan turns to Peru sister city to plug worker shortage

Most of Nanmoku villagers are above 65 while Belen has a population of about 80,000, many of them young.

China-Latin America relations

US accuses 9 Latin American countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs

More than 40 countries targeted for helping Beijing illegally avoid tariffs by rerouting trade via nations with lower American import duties.

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Food and Drinks

Revealed: the ancient Andean secrets behind Peru’s vibrant potato varieties

With 90 microclimates, Peru is home to an astonishing array of unique ingredients. Its greatest treasure, however, is the humble potato, of which there are more than 4,000 native varieties. PostMag heads to the Andes and discovers a growing appreciation for the spud in its ancestral home.

Potatoes dry in the sun in Peru’s Sacred Valley. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

In Focus | Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ bloc

A strong, visionary leader is needed as next secretary general as Iran war rages during one of most ‘unpredictable times geopolitically’.

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Illustration: Henry Wong
China trade

Opinion | Why China’s trade partners may question value of economic integration

Both Beijing and its economic partners must ask whether expanding trade strengthens domestic productive capacity and improves long-term competitiveness.

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Venezuela

In message from US jail, Maduro weighs in on Venezuela transition talks

Ex-president calls for ‘reconciliation’ ahead of US-backed meetings between the interim government and opposition.

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: from Hong Kong tea to Peruvian spuds, a global food adventure awaits!

Discover Hong Kong’s hillside tea revival, Peru’s 4,000 potato varieties, Stephen Yan’s wok legacy, artisan cleavers and Shaoxing wine’s gourmet renaissance – a feast for food lovers.

A farmer plucks tea leaves at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak
Aviation accidents

Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight

Local media ‌said ‌the plane ⁠was carrying 11 ⁠passengers and 2 pilots when it crashed near the Nazca Lines archaeological site on Saturday.

One of the geoglyphs etched into a slope at the Unesco Nazca Lines world heritage site in the Peruvian desert. On Saturday, a tourist plane visiting the archaeological site crashed, killing all 13 passengers and crew, police said. Photo: Peruvian Ministry of Culture / AFP
China-Latin America relations

Chile’s Kast courts China day after US hits exports with forced labour tariff

Chilean president, who campaigned on aligning Chile with Trump, meets Beijing delegation as his party claims Washington cannot be trusted.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru’s president, vowing to stabilise nation

Daughter of late leader Alberto Fujimori becomes Peru’s ninth president in a decade following a narrow election victory.

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