The results of Peru's presidential election on Sunday could hinge on the votes of small, artisanal gold miners who benefit from loose regulations under an administrative program that was created in 2016 and originally ​slated to end in 2020.

After eight presidents in ten years, many voters are looking for stability so the next president can focus on tackling crime and inequality.

Trujillo mourned its dead, killed in crime waves that have targeted this Peruvian city. Small business owners struggle and extortion by gangs is rampant as in many other places across the South American country.

Across Latin America, a wave of right-wing governments has taken power over the past two years, reshaping the region's map.

The runoff pit a leftist seeking to win over undecided centrists against a right-winger with a tough-on-crime sales pitch.

Exit polls in Peru's presidential runoff show a statistical tie, with Keiko Fujimori narrowly ahead of Roberto Sanchez as ONPE begins its official count. Here are the numbers, the results timeline and reports from the day.

In 1987, a frantic rescue excavation at Huaca Rajada, Peru, saved an intact Moche tomb from looters. The discovery of the Lord of Sipán's tomb provided invaluable context, revealing the Moche's social hierarchy and power structures.