Photo shows a gold bar allegedly stolen by at least seven agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and personnel from the Public Ministry, undated. The gold bar was allegedly replaced by a copper bar. (Newsflash)

Cops ‘Switched’ GBP 200,000 Gold Bar With Worthless Fake

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 19, 2024

Police officers accused of switching a GBP 200,000 gold ingot with a worthless copper replica are under investigation in Peru. The original was one of two seized during a raid…

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Picture shows Enyalioides dickinsoni, called 'Dickinson's stick lizard', undated. New lizard found in the jungle of Peru is named in honour of the Iron Maiden singer. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

Newly Found Lizard Named After Iron Maiden Singer

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 13, 2024

A new lizard discovered in Peru has been named after the legendary British heavy metal Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. The 'Enyalioides dickinsoni' wood lizard was found with another new…

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Photo shows the x-ray image of a baby, undated. The baby who swallowed a crucifix was operated on at a hospital in Trujillo, Peru, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (Newsflash)

Miracle Medics Save Baby With Crucifix Stuck In Throat

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 21, 2023

Amazed medics saved a 10-month-old baby girl from choking to death after finding a crucifix lodged in the infant's throat. Mum Mari Carmen Sejami Rosas rushed her daughter to Victor…

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Photo shows the eight needles a 2-year old boy swallowed in Mariscal Caceres, Peru. The needles were used to inject cows. (CEN)

Boy, 2, Rushed Into Emergency Surgery After Swallowing 8 Huge Needles Used To Inject Cows

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 25, 2023

A two-year-old boy was rushed into life-saving emergency surgery after swallowing eight huge needles that had been used to inject cows on a farm. The boy's mum explained that she…

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Picture shows the remains of a priest that lived 3 thousand years ago in Cajamarca, Peru, undated. The remains found in a funerary context, correspond to the first priestly leaders of the temples of the region. (Ministerio de Cultura/Newsflash)

Discovery Of Ancient Priest Who Lived In Peru 3,000 Years Ago

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:September 6, 2023

These pictures show the skeleton of a religious leader in a tomb where he had been laid to rest some 3,000 years ago in what is now northern Peru. Local…

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Picture shows the 20 kilograme tumour on Andrea Alvarez, 18, and the medical team during the removal, undated. She had a tumour that covered her entire abdomen, similar to a pregnant woman with twins, removed by doctors, in Concepcion, Peru. (@Minsa_Peru/Newsflash)

Surgeons Remove Tumour The Size Of Four Bowling Balls From Teen

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 6, 2023

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Shocked surgeons have removed a massive tumour from an 18-year-old girl's stomach after her parents thought she was putting on weight. The 20-kilogramme (44-lb) growth - the…

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Picture shows the pre-Hispanic mummified adult male body, in Puno, Peru, undated. It's between 600 and 800 years old and was found in the thermal bag of a delivery man, who was trying to show it to his friends. (Ministerio de Cultura/Newsflash)

800-Year-Old Mummy Found In Food Biker’s Bag

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 1, 2023

Astonished police have confiscated an 800-year-old mummy found in the thermal delivery bag of a Just Eat-style biker. The ancient remains were discovered during a routine search of young people…

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Image shows the Goeldi's marmoset monkey at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, undated photo. It was listed as 'vulnerable' on IUCN's List of Threatened Species. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Adorable Goeldi’s Marmoset Monkey Threatened With Extinction Finds New Home In Swiss Zoo

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:February 8, 2023

An adorable monkey native to the Amazon that is threatened with extinction has found a new home in a zoo in Switzerland. Video footage from the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland…

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Photo shows a new species of lizard discovered in Otishi National Park in Peru, undated. This new species belongs to the genus Proctoporus (Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae) whose greatest diversity is found in the Andean foothills and whose specimens are characterized by having a tail longer than the body. (SERNANP/Newsflash)

New Lizard Species With Tail Longer Than Its Body

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 21, 2023

A new species of lizard with a tail longer than its entire body has been discovered in Peru. The species- named 'Proctoporus titans' - was found in the Andes mountains…

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Picture shows Mono Tocon de Aquino (Cheracebus aquinoi) monkey, undated. The new species of primate was discovered in the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, in Peru. (Fanny M. Cornejo, Yunkawasi/Newsflash)

New Monkey Species Discovered In Peruvian Nature Reserve In Amazon

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 27, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new species of titi monkey in a Peruvian nature reserve in the Amazon. The species was named the Aquino stump-tailed monkey (Cheracebus aquinoi) in honour of…

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