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Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot, back left, is driven in a police vehicle from the Ancon I maximum-security prison, outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Caribbean island of Aruba is expected to be extradited Thursday from Peru to the United States. .(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway departs Peru on extradition flight to U.S.

By Regina Garcia Cano and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

Daniel Urresti speaks with his lawyer Vanessa Alfaro as he attends his court trial for being allegedly involved in the killing of a journalist in Lima, Peru, Oct. 4, 2018. A judge sentenced the former legislator to 12 years in prison on April 13, 2023, for co-authoring the murder of a journalist 35 years ago when the politician was an army officer during the bloody conflict between the Armed Forces and Shining Path. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) **FILE**

Daniel Urresti, Peru politician, convicted in reporter’s murder 35 years ago

By Franklin Briceño - Associated Press

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth looks over the latest version of the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank as she tours the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Lima, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Tank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Police detain an anti-government protester in downtown Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Protesters are seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo, immediate elections and justice for demonstrators killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

By Daniel Politi - Associated Press

An anti-government protester stand in front of police blocking a march against President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, the resignation of Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Hugo Curotto)

Protests move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke

By Daniel Politi and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

Police officers pick up a tear gas canister that was thrown back at them by anti-government protesters who traveled to the capital from across the country to march against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Protesters are seeking immediate elections, Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for the dozens of protesters killed in clashes with police. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign

By Daniel Politi and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

Bus passengers who have been stuck for two days continue to wait as supporters of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo block the Pan-American North Highway to protest his detention, in Chao, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Peru's new government declared a 30-day national emergency on Wednesday amid violent protests following Castillo's ouster, suspending the rights of &quot;personal security and freedom&quot; across the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Hugo Curotto)

Peruvians protest, await ruling on ex-president’s detention

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Tear gas is returned to police trying to break up supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo at plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Thousands hit streets in Peru demanding that new President Dina Boluarte resign

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Peru's new President Dina Boluarte makes a statement to the press at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Peru's Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, Boluarte, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

New Peru president vows to finish term, others want election

By Franklin Briceño - Associated Press

Peru's ousted President Pedro Castillo is escorted by police at the police station where he is being held in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Castillo was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. (AP Photo/Renato Pajuelo)

Rapid fall from power, arrest for embattled Peru president

By Franklin Briceno and Christopher Sherman - Associated Press

Former Vice President Dina Boluarte acknowledges lawmakers after she was sworn in as president in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Behind is Congress President Jose Williams. Peru's Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Peru swears in new president amid constitutional crisis

By Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

A child carries an armful of donated carrots to her mother who is helping prepare lunch at a soup kitchen in the Villa Maria shantytown of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, amid a second complete lockdown in less than a year as Peru battles a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The lack of a steady income has forced many families to become dependent of community soup kitchens in some of the capital’s poorest neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Common pots prepared by neighbors feeding thousands in Peru

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Javier Casana leaves flowers on the portrait of his uncle Jorge Luis Casana, 62, a doctor who died from COVID-19, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The Peruvian Medical College reported that at least 11 doctors have died during the first days of 2021. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Battling COVID-19 proving deadly for Peru’s doctor corps

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and MAURICIO MUÑOZ - Associated Press

Running gun battle in Mexico leaves 9 gunmen, 1 police dead

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Peru's new interim President Francisco Sagasti delivers a speech after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation's third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Protesters carry to safety a fellow protester who was injured during clashes with police launching tear gas to disperse protesters gathered in Plaza San Martin to demonstrate their refusal to recognize Peru's new government, in Lima, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove now ex-President Martín Vizcarra on Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru’s interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2020 file photo, a healthcare worker testing for the new coronavirus monitors the results of antibody tests, inside a home in Lima, Peru. Peru imported millions of COVID-9 antibody tests to detect infections, even though they are not designed to identify active cases. Some have been banned from distribution in the United States after being found faulty. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

Hard-hit Peru’s costly bet on cheap COVID-19 antibody tests

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Brother Ronald Marin, a 30-year-old layworker from Venezuela, walks along a paved dirt road lined by graves, inside the &quot;Martires 19 de Julio&quot; cemetery in Comas, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Saturday, July 4, 2020. Wearing a white robe and shoes worn down by dust, Marin is one of the few who administers funerals in this cemetery far from the center of Peru's capital. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuelan does funerals alone in Peru cemetery amid virus

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

People wait in line for some businesses to reopen in downtown Lima, Peru, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Major cities including the capital, will begin allowing for public transportation and certain businesses to reopen, but will still restrict the movement of the elderly and young children. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peruvians fill streets as lockdown ends despite infections

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 25, 2020. With Latin America now the epicenter of the new coronavirus pandemic, but with hundreds of millions relying on these markets for food and livelihoods, the debate now centers on whether and how they can ever operate safely. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Latin America’s critical food markets fuel virus spread

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press