Bad things come in three they say. It appears earthquakes come in threes as well. Besides quakes in the area of American Samoa and Indonesia, Peru has been hit by an earthquake as well.

The Peruvian residents in Bolivia celebrated the 188 anniversary of Peruvian independence day with various acts of fraternity. This is despite the fact that the Peruvian ambassador was called back to Peru for consultations.

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Inca Temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved with the dig.

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori lost his fight to avoid extradition from Chile to Lima, where he faces charges of human rights abuse and corruption dating from his 1990-2000 rule.

More than a 150 people have reported suffering headaches and nausea after a suspected meteorite landed in a remote part of Peru. The object left a hole 20 meters wide and seven meters deep in the ground in the Puno region, near the town of Carancas.

A mystery object, believed to be a meteorite, fell to earth on Saturday in the Peruvian region of Puno (Peru), causing vomiting and nausea, report local media Tuesday.

Peru's Andina News Agency reported today that Puno's Regional Health Directorate sent a group of specialists to the Carancas community in the province of Chucuito near Bolivia to take samples of a meteorite that supposedly landed in the area in Peru known as Peruvian Meteorite.

The World Bank announced today (August 20) a grant of US$400,000 through the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDR) to assist the Government of Peru in responding to the aftermath of the earthquake that shook the south of Peru on August 15.

Aid workers in Peru are struggling to rescue hundreds of people after a massive earthquake ravaged the Peru's coast, killing at least 337.

Authorities in Peru say at least 337 people are dead after a powerful earthquake rocked the South American nation late Wednesday night. Officials say hundreds of people were injured in the 7.9 magnitude quake, which struck off the coast of central Peru, about 145 kilometers southeast of the capital, Lima.

U.S. seismologists say an earthquake with a magnitude of at least 7.5 has struck central Peru, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.

Digital Angel Corporation, an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking and condition monitoring of high-value assets, announced today that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is an agency of the United Nations, has awarded Digital Angel a tender to microchip llamas in Peru.