In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Chile’s biggest carnival is kicking off at full speed today. As many as 150,000 people have traveled to the northern Chilean ...

The region’s demographic history reflects that of its constituent nations, all of which are an amalgam of Indigenous people who have ... many speak Quechua or Aymara, but this group also ...

The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

The singer shared the news on Feb. 16, just days after kicking off her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour on Feb. 11 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE ... shows in Peru due to ...

Although hundreds of people have disappeared for other motives since then, the Truth Commission said this was the most violent period in Peru’s history. More than 69,000 people are counted as ...

Join PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT on Sunday, Feb. 2 Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has ...

Peru's tsunami authority said there was no need to alarm the population Two people have died in Peru this weekend as a consequence of the eruption of a volcano in Tonga which resulted in a strong ...

Vitamin D deficiency was the most common issue, according to new research. Almost half of people with type 2 diabetes have multiple vitamin and mineral deficiencies, with vitamin D being the most ...