Protests in Peru, a soccer fan poses and more top photos this week from Latin America

Police in Lima, Peru, faced off with anti-government protesters. A young soccer fan posed for a photo as the FIFA U-20 World Cup began. Researchers inspected mosquitos carrying Wolbachia, a dengue-blocking bacteria, in Campinas, Brazil. ×...

SAAM Towage Peru Celebrates the Addition of the Charrán to Its Fleet

SAAM Towage, the largest tug operator in the Americas, christened the Charrán, a state-of-the-art vessel that joined the company’s fleet to provide services at the terminal in Callao, Peru’s leading port and one of the most important along the...

Research and Honors, October 2025

Research and Honors is a monthly column of the Illinois State Report newsletter, celebrating recent Honors, Publications, and Presentations of faculty and staff. Honors Valerie Wright, MCN, received the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Farm Credit Illinois...

These Colombian Mummies Were Buried with Death Masks Fused to Their Faces. Now, Scientists Digitally Reconstruct Their Faces After 500 years

The researchers digitally removed the masks from the skulls to recreate the faces of four Colombian mummies. Credit: Facial depictions by Face Lab, Liverpool John Moores University For centuries, four mummified individuals from the Colombian Andes...

“Scientists Call It Planet’s Darkest Hour”: New Research Exposes Moon Collision And Great Dying As Crucial Tests For Life

IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 The Moon’s formation from a cataclysmic collision stabilized Earth’s climate and was crucial for life. 🌍 The Great Oxidation Event transformed Earth’s atmosphere, leading to the evolution of complex life. 🐚 The Cambrian Explosion...

Peru: Juan Manuel Cavero Solano sworn in as Justice and Human Rights Minister

Cavero Solano replaces Juan Jose Santivañez, who resigned the post on Wednesday to run in the upcoming 2026 general elections. The latter assumed office on August 23, 2025. The new minister pledged to carry out duties without engaging in acts of...

Peru leads grape exports as China boosts volumes

Peru has surpassed Chile to become the world's leading exporter of table grapes, while China is emerging as a major competitor, according to a recent RaboResearch report. Global exports reached 4.6 million metric tons in 2024/25, the highest on...

Peru’s mysterious ‘boiling’ Amazon river baffles scientists but one researcher is discovering its secrets

By Fiona MacDonald For centuries, Peruvian locals have talked about a river in the Amazon that burns so hot it can kill. According to legend, Spanish conquistadors foolishly ventured into the rainforest in search of gold, and the few men that...

Peru's Wari Complex: Location, pre-Inca builders, and its significance

Where is this remarkable monumental complex located, and which pre-Inca culture built it? What are its characteristics? Why is it notable? When was it declared a National Cultural Heritage site? Which archaeologists have studied and currently...

Dr. Jane Goodall’s Legacy: Studying Chimps, Understanding Humans

Jane Goodall appears in the television special "Miss Goodall and the World of Chimpanzees" originally broadcast on CBS, Wednesday, December 22, 1965. Location, Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) CBS via Getty...

A Tiny And Adorable Masked Marsupial in Peru Turned Out to Be a New Species No One Had Seen Before

The Marmosa in question. Credit: Pedro Peloso On a damp, mist-laced slope of the eastern Andes, a small creature with reddish-brown fur and a black facial mask peeked from the edge of a pitfall trap. It was August 16, 2018, and biologist Silvia...

Peru's FA Minister strengthens strategic ties with Germany at bilateral meeting

At this event, Germany's status as a key strategic partner for Peru was reaffirmed in the areas of trade, investment, environmental cooperation, security, and support for the South American country's accession to the OECD. During the meeting, both...

Peruvian asparagus maintains a global presence

Peruvian asparagus, produced year-round, remains one of Peru's key agro-export products. In 2024, the global market for this vegetable was valued at approximately $26 billion and is expected to grow at a rate of roughly 5% annually over the next...

Peru's new agrarian promotion law aims to double exports and empower small growers

By Macarena Bravo | Lee esta noticia en Español On September 11, Peru passed its new Agrarian Promotion Law, introducing significant changes to the local agricultural sector. "This is a more powerful law than the previous one," said Gabriel Amaro,...

Peru Meet Up gears up to shine the spotlight on Latin American produce

With less than a month to go for the inaugural Asia Fruit Logistica Peru Meet Up, the stage is set for leading growers, exporters, importers, and marketers to explore new opportunities for Latin American produce in Asia and beyond. The event will...

Illegal fishing threatens unique marine ecosystem in Peru

Park rangers who patrol Illescas National Reserve often confront fishers who use chinchorros, a type of fishing net that is banned in Peru. The reserve is designated solely as a terrestrial protected area, which often limits the park rangers’...

UC Davis Researchers Develop Theoretical Model to Determine How Pilgrimages Can Emerge

Pilgrimages are ubiquitous across all major world religions. From the Camino de Santiago, a Christian pilgrimage that encompasses routes in southern Europe and ends in Spain, to the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival on the banks of India’s Ganges...

Peruvian doctor receives PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has honored Dr. July Esther Caballero Peralta of Peru with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership 2025. The award was presented during...

“The River Burns Everything”: Scientists Confront Deadly 194°F Waters As Peru’s Amazon Boiling River Threatens Forests And Local Biodiversity

IN A NUTSHELL 🔥 The Shanay-timpishka river in Peru amazes with its boiling waters and mysterious origins. 🌿 High temperatures lead to environmental changes, reducing vegetation and affecting local biodiversity. 🐍 Local folklore attributes the...

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Centuries-old mummies from the Andes of Colombia have been digitally unmasked and virtually reconstructed, revealing how they may have looked during their lifetimes. These individuals, who lived sometime between the 13th and 18th centuries, were...