The murders in early May put the spotlight on increasing violence provoked by a gold rush in Peru’s northern Pataz district.

The main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 gold miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia, according to Peru’s ...

Víctor Zanabria, the commander-in-chief of Peru’s National Police, was accused of protecting informal miners when he was the ...

A suspect in the murder of 13 miners in Peru has been arrested in Colombia. Miguel Rodriguez, known as 'Cuchillo,' was caught ...

Peruvian gold output is expected to be significantly dented in the coming month due to a mining ban in a northern region of ...

Police in Colombia have arrested the alleged main suspect in the murder of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in ...

Writing on X, Peru's interior ministry said the suspect, Miguel Rodriguez Diaz, alias "Cuchillo" (Knife), was arrested in a ...

Americascategory· May 7, 2025 Grisly Peru mining murders spotlight 'gold curse' in the Andes Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the ...

Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...