A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near the coast of Ecuador, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre ...

An earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Peru’s Alto Amazonas province on Tuesday. The US Geological ...

I had the most incredible experience holding a baby alpaca in the beautiful city of Cusco, Peru! 🦙 #peru #travel ...

Photo by the National Forestry and Wildlife Service A person in northwestern Peru was bitten by a venomous snake that was hiding in an unusual spot in their home, officials said. The National ...

The Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio reported power outages in Esmeraldas. The public energy company, Petroecuador, announced the suspension of activities at the Esmeraldas refinery and the SOTE ...

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar on March 28, 2025. The exact number of deaths and missing people are not yet known, but a rescue team has told the BBC it is “at least in the ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5. off the coast of Chile near Valdivia and Puerto Montt area.

Elite 5,000 year-old woman's tomb unearthed in coastal Peru Archaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper echelons of the ...

Peru became an upper-middle-income economy in two decades ... A US$200 million catastrophe bond was issued in 2018 and provided US$65 million in coverage when an earthquake hit the country in 2019. In ...