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Fabulous foodie adventures in Peru, Japan and Australia

His restaurant in Lima, Central, took top spot in this year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list – but the Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez’s outpost in the Andes, Mil, makes for a yet more remarkable “foodie pilgrimage”, said Paul Richardson in the FT.

The Week

In Peru, discovery of ancient ruins outpaces authorities' ability to care for them

"Everywhere you dig, you will find something — because Lima was home to great civilizations," says a museum director in the capital. "But it's impossible to save everything in a poor country."

WEKU

Ganemat Sekhon tuning her shooting to peak on the big stage

Ganemat Sekhon has had a reliable season, winning silver at the Almaty World Cup and mixed skeet gold with Mairaj Ahmad Khan in Cairo. She has twice equaled the national record of 120/125 and narrowly missed the final in Lonato and Doha. She won bronze at the Delhi World Cup…

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All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up

In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.

WEKU

Peru: Cordillera Blanca's melting glaciers threaten towns in valley

In the past 20 years, Peru's glaciers have lost a third of their surface area due to climate change. The phenomenon is particularly noticeable in the Cordillera Blanca, a majestic mountain range located north of Lima. Nearby towns and cities in the Huaylas valley, such as Huaraz with its 120,000…

France 24

Silver brace for Jennifer Varghese in World Table Tennis Youth Star Contender at Peru

NAGPUR: It was not Jennifer Varghese's day on Monday. On the concluding day of her season's first international tour at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Youth Contender series, Jennifer lost all the games she played but brought home a brace of silver medals from Lima, Peru.

The Times of India

Peruvian cuisine tops best restaurant list

Peruvian cuisine is now at the top of the culinary world as Central, a fine dining restaurant in Lima, has been crowned the World's Best Restaurant of 2023.

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Lima’s Central restaurant named world’s best in boost for Peruvian cuisine

Peruvian eateries have been a fixture in top 50 list for close to a decade and now one has claimed the crown

The Guardian - UK

‘Pinnacle of gastronomy’: Lima’s Central is world’s best restaurant in 2023

After coming second place last year, Central restaurant in Peru’s capital city Lima has gone one step further by taking the No.1 spot on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 list.

The Week

World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023: Three London spots make the cut as Peru concept Central scoops top spot

London sees three restaurants make the coveted top 50 list, up from two in 2022

Evening Standard

Thailand sees 2 restaurants on World’s 50 Best list 2023

South America is in the spotlight as Central in Lima, Peru, is named the world’s best restaurant 2023 at the World’s 50 Best restaurant awards held last night in Valencia, Spain.

Bangkok Post

The best restaurant in the world is..

The best restaurant in the world is Central, in Lima. The dynamic tasting menu restaurant from chef Virgilio Martinez features ingredients from Peru’s very diverse landscape, from potatoes sourced from of the heights of the Andes mountains to sea urchin from the ocean and notes the latitude of each dish.

Bangkok Post

Alexis Diaz Limaco obituary

Other lives: Champion of animal welfare with Animal Defenders International

The Guardian - UK

Peru to extradite suspect in Alabama teen murder case within days, Interpol says

A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be extradited within days to the U.S., where he faces extortion and fraud charges related to the disappearance and murder of an Alabama teenager nearly two decades ago, Interpol's local head said on Monday.

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Peru protest victims faced racial bias from security forces, Amnesty says

Amnesty International said Thursday that most of those killed in recent protests in Peru came from Indigenous groups, which the rights group said suggested a "racial bias" by police and the military.

The Independent UK

Timeline of Natalee Holloway’s disappearance as prime suspect faces extradition

The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is now facing extradition to face criminal charges in the United States

The Independent UK

Natalee Holloway disappearance: Timeline as prime suspect faces extradition

The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is now facing extradition to face criminal charges in the United States

The Independent UK

Where is hot in September? Best holiday destinations for late summer sun

The start of shoulder season in many countries brings the opportunity for more affordable and less crowded trips abroad

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Peru to extradite suspect in 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen

A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be handed over to U.S. authorities to face extortion and fraud charges there stemming from the unsolved 2005 disappearance and presumed murder of an Alabama teenager, the Lima government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Peruvian gas firm doubles up as pre-Hispanic tomb-finder

Peruvian archaeologist Cecilia Camargo isn't your usual tomb-finder hunting for lost ruins: she works for the local gas firm.

Reuters

Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times.

The Guardian - UK

Peru: former president Alejandro Toledo arrives to face corruption charges

Leader from 2001 to 2006 extradited from US after judge dismisses appeal

The Independent UK

Peru's ex-president returned home to face corruption charges

Former President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents

Reuters

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Climate change campaigners gathered in New York's Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment.

The Guardian - UK

‘Without the ice cap, we cannot live’: the Andes community devastated by climate crisis

The Quelccaya glacier, high in the mountains of Peru, is shrinking at an alarming rate and the people who live in its shadow are struggling to maintain their livelihoods

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