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Joran van der Sloot looks back from his seat after entering the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Jan. 11, 2012. The Peruvian government said on Monday, June 5, 2023, that Van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, will be extradited this week to the United States. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot to fight extradition to U.S.

By Mauricio Munoz - Associated Press

Joran van der Sloot looks back from his seat after entering the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Jan. 11, 2012. The Peruvian government said on Monday, June 5, 2023, that Van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, will be extradited this week to the United States. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to be extradited from Peru to U.S. this week

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Joran van der Sloot sits in the courtroom before his sentencing at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Jan. 13, 2012. The government of Peru on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, issued an executive order allowing the temporary extradition to the United States of Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American Natalee Holloway in the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)

Dutch suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance faces extradition from Peru to U.S. on fraud charges

By Regina Garcia Cano and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

This booking photo released on March 18, 2019, by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique. A U.S. judge on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, ordered the former Peruvian president to surrender to federal agents after an appeals court denied his latest motion to stop his extradition back to Peru where he faces charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Peru’s ex-president returned home to face corruption charges

By Franklin Briceño - Associated Press

This booking photo released on March 18, 2019, by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique. A U.S. judge on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, ordered the former Peruvian president to surrender to federal agents after an appeals court denied his latest motion to stop his extradition back to Peru where he faces charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Peru’s former president surrenders to U.S. federal agents

Associated Press

This booking photo released on March 18, 2019, by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office shows former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique. A U.S. judge on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, ordered the former Peruvian president to surrender to federal agents after an appeals court denied his latest motion to stop his extradition back to Peru where he faces charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

U.S. judge orders Peru’s former president to surrender to federal agents

By Olga R. Rodriguez - 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

A pitcher of ayahuasca, right, sits on an altar covered by a bundle of leaves called a “wayra” used in a spiritual ceremony hosted by Hummingbird Church in Hildale, Utah, on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew containing an Amazon shrub that is known to cause visions lasting several hours. A rising demand for the plant medicine has spurred the formation of hundreds of groups like Hummingbird across the U.S. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) ** FILE **

Why are people turning to psychedelics like ayahuasca?

By Michael Casey - 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

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope makes plea for end of violence, start of talks in Peru

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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

Illustration on Peru by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Peru’s defining moment: Its government rightly prevented an illegal, leftist coup

By Alvaro Vargas Llosa

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 President Dina Boluarte waves as she arrives to swear in her cabinet members at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Peru’s president asks cabinet to take anti-corruption pledge

By Regina Garcia Cano - Associated Press

Free Peru party presidential candidate Pedro Castillo, wearing a hat and poncho, talks to neighbors in Chugur, in the Andes of Peru, April 15, 2021. When Castillo won Peru’s presidency, it was celebrated as a victory by the country’s poor — the peasants and Indigenous people who live deep in the Andes and whose struggles had long been ignored. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Peru’s ex-president faced bigotry for impoverished past

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