Peru on Wednesday rejected the conclusion of a recent UN report that it has overtaken Colombia to become the world’s top coca producer. Peru became the biggest coca producer in 2009 by harvesting 119,000 tons of coca leaves, surpassing Colombia...

Natalee Holloway’s father was back in Aruba on Monday, hoping the suspect in his daughter’s disappearance has provided local authorities with new clues since being arrested for the killing of a 21-year-old woman in Peru. Dave Holloway...

A massive avalanche of mud and rock has buried a small village in northeastern Peru, killing at least 20 people and leaving 25 others missing, authorities said Friday. “As of 12:00 p.m. (1700 GMT)... the death toll stands at 20 people,”...

Peru’s defense minister says a military raid on a Shining Path column in central Junin province left one soldier dead and yielded the arrests of 15 suspected rebels.

Peru would have the lowest inflation rate (2.2%) in Latin America in 2010 according to recent projections of leading economists and investment bankers, said consulting firm Consensus Forecast. The Peruvian inflation rate will be the lowest in the...