The residents of Lima were told to expect added security on their journeys into work after Peru's government declared a state of emergency in the capital city to tackle a crimewave and increasing viol ...

Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by a low pressure ... It reached the north coast of Ecuador and Peru, 8,500 km from where it began, where it destroyed fishing boats.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Late last year, a massive ocean swell caused by ... It reached the north coast of Ecuador and Peru , 8,500km from where it began, where it destroyed fishing boats.

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

San Antonio's location, in a wide bay with no natural defenses, leaves it particularly vulnerable to storm surges, said ...

Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, is the leader of the feared Los Choneros criminal gang in Ecuador and escaped prison in January of last year. He broke out during a wave of violence that ...

It’s November, springtime in Cancas, a coastal community in northern Peru, and the sea is calm; it only gets rough at the ...

‘The whole pie’: Trump team attempts novel legal strategy to subvert birthright citizenship Many of the members of the 2,500-strong TdA gang have joined the massive immigration wave fleeing ...

Over 8.0 is considered massive and can destroy communities ... A guide to how they're measured Near the coast of Ecuador on Jan. 31, 1906, an 8.8 quake caused a tsunami that killed between ...