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ASSOCIATED PRESS A man dressed as an Inca Indian performs during the reopening ceremony of the Machu Picchu Inca citadel at the Koricancha temple in Cuzco, Peru. Machu Picchu, Peru's most famous tourist attraction, on July 7 marked the centennial of its rediscovery. Its popularity with visitors has raised fears about damage to the site.

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Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, celebrate with supporters in Lima, Peru, after his victory in the nation's June 5 presidential runoff election against Keiko Fujimori, daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori. The sign in front reads in Spanish, "Fujimori never again." (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, a former military officer, waves after casting his ballot in the general elections in Lima, Peru, on Sunday.

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Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, a former military officer, waves after casting his ballot in the general elections in Lima, Peru, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

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Presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, a former military officer, votes in general elections in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, April 10, 2011. Mr. Humala, who promises to favor the poor by redistributing Peru's mineral wealth, was expected to win the most votes in Sunday's presidential elections but fall far short of the outright majority needed to avoid a runoff. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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Sting arrives for a press conference to promote his upcoming concert in Lima, Peru, Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011. Sting will perform live in concert on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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Air Force One, carrying President Barack Obama, arrives Grissom Air Reserve Base over the tails of two the base's KC-135 refueling planes, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, in Peru, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands with supporters after he arrived on Air Force One at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Books by Mario Vargas Llosa are displayed at a public library in Lima, Peru. The Swedish Academy said it honored the 74-year-old author "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat." (Associated Press)

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In this undated file photo, Peruvian journalist Vicky Pelaez is seen on assignment in Lima, Peru. Pelaez and her husband Juan Lazaro were among 10 suspects arrested in a sweep in the United States on June 27 as part of an alleged Russian spy ring and charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the U.S. Attorney General, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison upon conviction. (AP Photo/Diario La Republica, File)