‘Rivers of gold’ rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning photo captured by a NASA astronaut from the International Space Station The photo was taken by an astronaut crewing NASA’s Expedition 64 to the ISS Both the Inambari River and water-filled gold prospective pits can be seen The latter are usually not visible from the ISS due … Read more
Peru’s famous Machu Picchu has opened after months of coronavirus closure for just a single visitor – a Japanese tourist stranded in the country by the pandemic. Jesse Takayama’s entry into the ruins came thanks to a special request the 26-year-old submitted while stranded since March in the town of Aguas Calientes, on the slopes … Read more
Giant fossilised tree discovered in Peru reveals how the environment in the Andes mountains has changed drastically during the past 10 million years The tree was found in Peru and researchers say it dates back 10 million years Researchers say the tree fossil came from a high-altitude site in southern Peru The area it grew … Read more
The UK Ambassador to Peru has been slammed for ‘abandoning’ Britons, after flying home while 11 people are still stuck in the South American country under military lockdown. The group was left in tears after being told at the last minute that they would not be able to board a repatriation flight on Wednesday. The … Read more
Railways stretch for more than a million kilometres (620,000 miles) around the world. And some of the track takes in some pretty jaw-dropping scenery – as these incredible pictures show. They feature in new book Rail Journeys, by David Ross, which celebrates with 200 photos the most unusual, romantic and remarkable landscapes in the world … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but thousands of Brits still stranded abroad. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and arrived safely in the UK on Tuesday morning. Footage posted on social … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Former Premier League star Nolberto Solano ‘ARRESTED for attending a party during self-isolation lockdown’ in raid which saw police climb walls of a house to find revellers Nolberto Solano has been arrested for attending a party during self-isolation Solano was arrested in La Molina in his home country of Peru by police The ex-Newcastle star … Read more
A young British woman stuck in Peru has said she feels ‘abandoned’ by the UK Government. Mereida Fajardo, 20, is on her gap year and has spent six months travelling the South American country with a friend. She and Gemma Harris, 19, are among up to 400 British travellers stuck there after the Peruvian government … Read more
Mother from London, 37, is stuck in Peru with her nine-month-old baby recovering from pneumonia as she says: ‘We don’t know when we’ll get out’ Caia Daly, flew to Lima with husband Carlos Abisrror with two young children They had their two young children with them and were seeing family But Air France flight sheduled … Read more