Viruses or off-shore oil drilling may be the culprits for the latest die-off of sea creatures, including porpoises, sea lions, pelicans, and other species.

Author Vargas Llosa pays tribute to Pope Benedict and credits the Catholic Church with preserving Classical and Renaissance cultural traditions.

The peaceful Machiguenga people, indigenous to Peru, are cannon fodder for the Maoist 'Shining Path' narcoterrorists operating in Peru's jungles.

Erika Soria Molina, from Peru, is heralded as a heroine in her native country.