Alejandro ToledoPresident (pronounced "al-eh-HAHN-droh toh-LAY-doh") "Destiny has put me on the front line of the battle to recover democracy and freedom." The Republic of Perú is located on the west coast of the...

Alejandro Toledo (Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique) (born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician. He was President of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in 2001 defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence...

Sirens wailed, church bells rang and a sea of confetti fluttered through Lima's historical central plaza at the stroke of noon Thursday, alerting Peruvians to synchronize their watches at the start of a nationwide campaign to promote punctuality.Chronic lateness is often overlooked by Peruvians who...

Former President Alejandro Toledo was formally charged with taking part in a scheme to forge signatures to register his political party in the late 1990s, court officials said Thursday.Toledo, who left office in July, was dogged throughout much of his five-year term by accusations that...

Peru's ex-presidential candidate Ollanta Humala vowed Thursday to defend himself against charges that he masterminded his brother's deadly 2005 takeover of a police station, calling the allegations a "judicial smearing."Humala, who was charged earlier this week, faces 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted...

The government wants to take some of the manana out of Peruvian life. Manana, meaning "tomorrow," is an age-old euphemism for the lateness and procrastination that are common in Latin America. Weddings, funerals, meals and business meetings rarely begin on time, and it's even considered...