Peru

LATAM Airlines Flight LA2302 caught fire moments before takeoff.

ENGINE ERUPTION

Plane Bursts Into Flames Moments Before Takeoff

A blowtorch-like blast of fire erupted from the left engine of a LATAM Airlines aircraft.

Lauren Hartley

Archaeologists clean a mural of the Mochica culture at Chan Chan archeological complex in Trujillo, Peru October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Douglas Juarez

Archaeologists Stunned by ‘Discovery of the Decade’

An untouched 600-year-old tomb was packed with bodies.

Leigh Kimmins

nazca lines plane crash peru

SIGHTSEEING DISASTER

Tourist Flight Crashes En Route to Famous Site Killing 13

The plane reported a mechanical issue before losing radio contact, authorities said.

Vic Verbalaitis

A destroyed house following the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday, in Chupuro, Peru, July 19, 2026.

DOUBLE DISASTER

At Least Six Killed as Back-to-Back Earthquakes Strike Peru

Hundreds of residents remain displaced as recovery efforts continue.

Wiktoria Gucia

Inca Trail Peru

Tourist Plunges to His Death at Wonder of the World Site

The man fell while on a guided tour of the Inca Trail in Peru.

Tamilore Oshikanlu

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 19: A LATAM Airlines Boeing 767 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Lima on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

Passenger Jet’s Tires Blow Out in Rough Landing Emergency

The plane had been in the air for more than seven hours.

Harry Thompson