LIMA, Peru — The ultra-conservative mayor of Peru's capital resigned Monday and announced a run for president of the Andean country that is grappling with a surge in violent crime and political ...

ArtSpace/Lima Executive Director Sally Windle, left, talked about her gallery’s afterschool program while Mayor Sharetta Smith, right, watched as Oliver Averesch, 7, made a new artistic creation ...

In her 2026 proposed budget, Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith is proposing a fiscal tightening of the belt to the tune of nearly a ...

Not many politicians would think it good for their brand to be compared to Porky Pig. But Rafael López Aliaga, the pugnacious conservative mayor of Lima, Peru’s capital, is not like many politicians.

In the past month, Lima has been shaken by the reminder that street art — even when officially approved — is inherently political. Mayor Luis Castañeda, who took office in January and had previously ...

A key witness in the corruption case of a former mayor of Lima has been found dead at his home, Peruvian prosecutors said, less than three months before the trial is due to start. The Barron's news ...