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Un terremoto de 7,2 grados de magnitud sacude Perú
El sismo se produjo frente a las costas de la región sureña de Arequipa, que años antes ya ha registrado eventos similares.
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7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Peru
Peruvian authorities issued a tsunami alert after the quake struck off the coast of the southern region of Arequipa.
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Lawmaker Presses Luxury Designer After Reports of Exploiting Indigenous Workers
A freshman congressman is demanding answers from the fashion house Loro Piana, which sources wool from his native Peru and faces accusations of exploiting workers there.
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Move Over, Machu Picchu: There’s More to See in Peru
In recent years, Peru has engaged in a grass-roots effort to elevate Huchuy Qosqo, Waqrapukara and other archaeological sites that are just as well preserved or culturally significant as Machu Picchu itself.
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Gabriela Wiener Does Not Care if You Don’t See Her Writing as Literature
When the Peruvian writer Gabriela Wiener was a child, she dreaded school trips to museums in Lima, the capital. As her class approached the display cases containing the pre-Columbian ceramic statues known as huacos retratos, she would start shaking ...
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Two Former Peruvian Leaders Share the Same Jail. Another May Soon Join Them.
Alejandro Toledo, who ruled Peru two decades ago, will be extradited from the United States. He has been charged in one of Latin America’s biggest corruption scandals.
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Peru’s Foreign Minister Concedes There’s No Evidence Criminals Are Behind Protests
In an interview, Foreign Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi acknowledged “we don’t have any evidence” that weeks of protests were being driven by criminal groups, as the country’s president has claimed.
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‘We Have to Come Here to Be Seen’: Protesters Descend on Lima
They marched through the streets of Peru’s capital, carrying signs that said “I’m not a terrorist” and waved rainbow-colored flags associated with Indigenous communities in the Andes. Many chant “murderer” at the country’s leader and sing hymns about ...
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Death Toll in Peru Rises to 46 Amid Extraordinary Violence
“What happened yesterday was really a massacre,” said one human rights activist.
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As Peru’s Unrest Chases Away Visitors, Many in Tourism Fear for Their Livelihood
In Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu and other ancient sites, tourist operators and hotel owners fear what the loss of visitors means for their livelihood.
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