Peruvian rebels

Results from a 2014 DNA study of remains in southern Peru suggest that human TB was present 6,000 years ago. ... positive trajectory began in 1991 when a new government headed by Alberto Fujimori set out to rebuild the country's infrastructure, which had been destroyed by years of guerilla warfare.

In Peru, a former ballerina has been released from prison after serving a 25-year sentence for hiding a rebel leader in her dance studio. Maritza Garrido was released on Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of her arrest along with Abimael Guzman. He led Shining Path Maoist rebels who went to war ...

LIMA – Peru's center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation on Wednesday after vote-buying allegations ensnared him in a fresh scandal on the eve of an impeachment vote, capping months of political turmoil in one of Latin America's most stable economies. Kuczynski ...

But analysts believe the feud will reverberate throughout Peruvian politics for some time to come. The conflict publicly erupted in December but has simmered for years as the younger Kenji's political ambitions grew to potentially overshadow those of his sister, who lost the 2016 presidential election to ...

The Shining Path, a Maoist-inspired communist insurgent group, waged a bloody guerrilla war in the 1990s but is now down to around 100 tired rebels living in Peru's central valleys. Peru's territorial disputes — there are several — have calmed in recent years but remain potential sources of conflict.