Erik Prince Visits Peru to Offer ‘Security Training’

Erik Prince. X/ @ElNacionalWeb July 22, 2025 Hour: 2:22 pm On Tuesday, local broadcaster Panamericana reported that retired U.S. military officer Erik Prince, founder of the security firm Blackwater (now called Academi), is visiting Peru to propose “ …

Gilat to Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure in Peru With $60M Award 

Huancavelica city in Peru. Photo: David Alexis, Wikimedia Commons Peru’s national telecommunications program Pronatel has awarded Gilat Satellite Networks $60 million to upgrade regional broadband infrastructure.  Under the contract announced Tuesday, …

This Day in History: July 22, 1960: Peru Amateur Circus begins performing under permanent big top

Peru Two's Michaella McCollum announced as Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins contestant

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Coming Soon to Channel 4 Michaella McCollum has been announced as a contestant in the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The Co Tyrone woman, who spent three years in jail in Peru on drug smuggling charges and was …

Video From Peru Shared As Action Against Man Urinating In Public In Indore

A video of a man being drenched by a water tanker for urinating in public has surfaced with false claims linking it to Indore Municipality's cleanliness drive in Madhya Pradesh. BOOM found that the video is from Peru’s Lima province. Indore has been …

Peru in Pope's Heart: Leo XIV receives chifles and Catacaos filigree

Although a direct audience was not possible due to the private nature of His Holiness’ spiritual retreat, the Supreme Pontiff responded to the gesture by sending his personal secretary, originally from Chiclayo, to greet the pilgrims. As a token of …

New Alpine Route on Jirishanca in Peru

From July 13 to 15, Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl established a new route on Jirishanca, a 6,094-metre peak in the Cordillera Huayhuash. The route, named Kolibri, climbed 31 pitches on the mountain’s east face, covering 1,030 metres of …

Peru: President oversees project to boost Army's operational capacity in Lambayeque

The new facility —built within Fort Caceres, home to the Army’s 7th Brigade— aims to bring together all military units in Lambayeque under a single complex. In addition, thanks to its modern and earthquake-resistant design and construction, it can be used …

FA Min: 'Paths of Pope Leo XIV' diversifies Peru's tourism offerings

Minister Schialer took part in the presentation of this route in Callao, alongside the heads of the Ministries of Education, Interior, Agrarian Development and Irrigation, and Environment. This initiative pays tribute to the recent election of Cardinal …

Study finds wildlife and industrial fishing can coexist in Peru’s national reserve

A new technical assessment by the Humboldt Institute for Marine and Aquaculture Research (IHMA) suggests that industrial anchovy fishing can operate in harmony with marine wildlife in Peru’s Paracas National Reserve, a key biodiversity hotspot on the …