Peru

St. Louis native Marian O'Shea Wernicke discusses her debut novel, "Toward That Which Is Beautiful," which draws on her time as a nun in Peru.

“[Peru has] an incredibly diverse cuisine, and not just because of the geography of the region, but also because of the immigrant culture and colonization…

Updated 1:20 p.m. August 1 with reopening of smelterThe Doe Run Peru smelter in La Oroya, which had been clsoed due to financial and environmental…

Unlike their cold-weather relatives, Humboldt penguins live only in South America, along the rocky Pacific coast of Chile and Peru.The Saint Louis Zoo’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 30, 2009 - Machu Picchu closes at 5:30 p.m. But already at 5, the guards and park attendants…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 17, 2009 - The Missouri Botanical Garden celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2009 and is now a…