Ivanka Succeeds in Empowering American Women, Moves on to Peru
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Archeologists Reconstruct the Face of Ancient, Highly Aspirational, Chicha-Drinking 'Huarmey Queen'
We can now look into the (reconstructed) face of the “Huarmey Queen,” a noblewoman who died roughly 1,200 years ago in…
Miss Peru Beauty Pageant Contestants Recite Facts About Violence Against Women Instead of Their Measurements
Apparently sometimes beauty pageant contestants are asked to disclose their bodily dimensions publicly during…
'Watch Out, You Machista': A Network of Feminist Activists Is Building Across Latin America
By Wednesday afternoon, thousands of Brazilian women had taken to the streets, occupying government buildings and…
Peru To Create National Registry of Forced Sterilization Victims
On Friday, the Peruvian government announced that attention to the victims of forced sterilization was now a matter of…
How Backpacking Changed the Way I Looked
When I quit my job in New York to go backpacking in South America, I agonized over what to pack. I couldn’t, for…
That One Time I Was Stuck in the Amazon With a Group of Frat Bros
Three months after packing up my life and moving to the Peruvian city of Cusco, my childhood friend Pete came to visit.…
Newly-Discovered Tomb Confirms That Badass Women Ran Ancient Peru
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a tomb belonging to a pre-Hispanic priestess, the eighth in over two decades —…
It's "Go To Lima And Get This Sorbet Sweater Delight" O'Clock
LIMA, PERU, APRIL 28: Models wear clothes by Peru's Vela Vera at the second edition of Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru,…
Van der Sloot Sentenced to 28 Years; Could Get Out in 14
Joran Van der Sloot has just been sentenced to 28 years in a Peruvian prison for the murder of Stephany Flores. He was…
Van Der Sloot Finally Pleads Guilty to Murder of Peruvian Woman, Feels 'Bad'
Joran Van Der Sloot has plead guilty to the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores in a Lima, Peru hotel room. He apparently…
Suspected Virginia Butt-Slasher Flees to Peru
For a good portion of 2011, Northern Virginia was paralyzed in fear of a man who had made a habit of sneaking up…
Peruvian Government Accused Of Secretly Sterilizing Thousands Of Women
Hundreds of women in Peru who believe they're infertile may actually be the victims of a horrible government policy…
Van Der Sloot Formally Charged With Murder
Peruvian authorities formally charged Joran Van Der Sloot today with the murder of Stephany Flores, after her family…
Bride and Prejudice
Lima, Peru, May 28: A women dressed as a bride holds a sheet of paper that reads in Spanish: "No to Keiko Fujimori,…
Peruvian Teen In Wheelchair After Denied A Medically-Necessary Abortion
It's not just in Poland: When a thirteen-year-old Peruvian girl was raped and impregnated, she jumped out of the window…
Natalee Holloway's Mom Sneaks Into Prison To See Van Der Sloot
In a bizarre turn of events, Natalee Holloway's mother snuck into the Peruvian jail where Joran van der Sloot is being…
Van Der Sloot Receives Marriage Proposals In Peruvian Prison
According to Joran, he's quite the eligible bachelor in Peru. In an interview published on Tuesday, he boasts that he's…
Van Der Sloot Claims Police "Tricked" Him Into Confessing
Alleged two-time murderer Joran Van der Sloot has retracted his confession, according to a Dutch newspaper. But even…
Pictures Of Joran's Bloody Shirt Released
According to Radar, this is the shirt Joran Van der Sloot was wearing the night he murdered 21-year-old business…