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Peru’s chief prosecutor attempts to derail corruption probe

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Peruvian authorities demolish a Shining Path mausoleum in a cemetery on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. Peruvian authorities destroyed the mausoleum on Saturday where eight Shining Path prisoners were killed in a massacre that took place in a prison more than three decades ago. They relocated the remains to a cemetery in a neighborhood in the northern part of the capital. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru demolishes mausoleum holding dead Shining Path rebels

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Family: Blind Michigan woman vanishes during visit to Peru

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Voters look at a list indicating their voting stations during a referendum aimed at curbing corruption in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. The four questions on the ballot include measures that would prohibit legislators from immediate reelection, create stricter campaign finance rules and reform a scandal-tainted council charged with selecting judges (AP Photo/Cesar Olmos)

Voters send decisive message against corruption in Peru

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FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2010 file photo, Peru's then President Alan Garcia, attends a meeting in the Port of Ilo, southern Peru. Garcia said Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, he would cooperate with prosecutors investigating him for corruption after Uruguay turned down his asylum request and forced him to leave the residence of its ambassador to the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Exit polling indicates Peruvians vote to fight corruption

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Loyola to honor pediatrician practicing in Peru

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New business to offer taste of Peru in northeastern Nebraska

By NICK HYTREK - Associated Press

Thousands of Venezuelans on Peru border as deadline nears

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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and Peru's Foreign Minister Nestor Popolizio hold a joint press conference at government palace in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Jolie, who met with Venezuelans refugees on Monday, is in Peru as a special envoy for the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Angelina Jolie seeks support for Venezuelan refugees

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In this Sept. 2, 2018, file photo, Venezuelan Sandra Cadiz holds up her handmade sign carrying the Spanish message: &quot;Blessed driver, please help us with a ride,&quot; as her 10-year-old daughter Angelis stands with her on the road leaving Giron, Colombia, as they make their way to Peru. As rising numbers of Venezuelans flee, those who cannot afford a plane or bus ticket out are going by foot. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Their money worthless, Venezuela’s desperate flee by foot

By Christine Armario - Associated Press

FILE - In tis March 23, 2018 file photo, Peru's newly-sworn in President Martin Vizcarra waves as he makes his way to the House of Pizarro, the presidential residence and workplace, also known as Government Palace, in Lima, Peru. Vizcarra, a soft-spoken engineer stepped into Peru's presidency earlier this year after his predecessor resigned amid scandal. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Peru’s president soars as he channels anger over corruption

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Cannon, Long, Amon make US debuts vs Peru

By PAT EATON-ROBB - Associated Press

FIFA threatens to suspend Peru if law is changed

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In this Aug. 8, 2018 photo, a sea lion swims near the Palomino Islands off the coast of Lima, Peru. Activists warn that the largely unregulated eco-tourism, in which tourists swim just feet away the sea lions, could be potentially dangerous and disruptive to the wild animals and their habitat. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Tourists flock to swim with sea lions near Peru’s capital

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In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 photo, confetti rains on mayoral candidate Daniel Unrest as he arrives for a campaign event in Lima, Peru. A leading candidate to be Lima's next mayor, the retired army general promised an iron fist against criminals in Peru's massive capital city. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Ex-army general accused of murder leads mayoral race in Peru

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Peruvian government, Peru's President Martin Vizcarra speaks during a national message at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Vizcarra called to the Congress approve his proposals on Wednesday seeking to be submitted to a referendum in December to reform the political and judicial system, which if denied by Parliament could give way to the president closing the Congress. (Andres Valle/Andina News Agency via AP)

Peru president faces standoff with congress over referendum

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The pre-Columbian gold funerary Sican mask, that disappeared in 1999 and was recovered by Interpol in Germany, is displayed at the government Palace in Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Germany returned the mask to Peru following a 20-year legal and diplomatic battle, after Peru had reported the eighth century mask’s disappearance in 1999. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru celebrates return of stolen gold mask found in Germany

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Germany's Nico Schulz, right, and Peru's Luis Jan Advincula fight for the ball during a friendly soccer match between Germany and Peru in Sinsheim, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Nico Schulz enjoys dream debut to help Germany beat Peru 2-1

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Venezuelan migrants wait outside their country’s embassy for a bus that will transport them to the airport, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The Venezuelans are being flown to Caracas on a flight financed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Venezuelan migrants accept Nicolas Maduro’s offer of free flight home

By Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

Venezuelan migrants wait outside their country’s embassy for a bus that will transport them to the airport, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The Venezuelans are being flown to Caracas on a flight financed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Venezuelan migrants accept government offer for flight home

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press