George Verastegui traveled halfway around the world on his journey to become the new administrator of the Rock Island County Public Health Department. The 59-year-old native of Peru began his job this ...

Mar. 19—PLATTSBURGH — Many may not have heard of monoclonal antibodies prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that is not the case for Peru native Angelene Richards, who recently, and successfully, ...

PUNO, Peru -- At a market along frigid Lake Titicaca, the vendor caught a visitor eyeing her display of chuno, black and white potatoes as hard as charcoal briquettes. She explained how they are made: ...