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A bronze sculpture of four llamas is wrapped in plastic near the Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The municipality of Lima for the the first time in 485 years took precautions to protect historical monuments and statues, while Peru was mired in a whirlwind of demonstrations and a political crisis that resulted with three presidents in nine days. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

AP PHOTOS: Peru’s monuments mostly left alone in protests

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Farmer Ciriaco Huaman shows a handful of his potatoes in Pisac, southern rural Peru, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Farmers like Huaman are responsible for the food that lands on 70% of Peruvian dinner tables, officials say, but months of pandemic lockdown and a souring economy have left many bankrupt and questioning whether to plant again. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Pandemic pushes Peru’s vital peasant farmers to the brink

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

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

A caravan of demonstrators on motorcycles ride as they wait for news on who will be the country's next president, in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Manuel Merino announced his resignation following massive protests, unleashed when lawmakers ousted President Martin Vizcarra. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru’s Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader

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

Police officers shield themselves from rocks thrown by protesters who were trying to march to Congress in a demonstration against the removal of President Martin Vizcarra, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. On Tuesday, Manuel Merino was sworn in as the country's president, after the legislature voted Vizcarra out of office Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru president’s ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Police block supporters of former President Martin Vizcarra from reaching Congress as lawmakers swear-in Manuel Merino, head of Peru's legislature, as the new president in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Congress voted to oust Vizcarra over his handling of the new coronavirus pandemic and unproven allegations of corruption years ago. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt

By Christine Armario and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

A man holds a sign reading in Spanish &quot;Rotten Congress&quot; during a protest against Congress decision to oust President Martin Vizcarra in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peruvian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday night to remove Vizcarra from office, expressing anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and citing alleged but unproven corruption allegations. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, behind center, stands with his cabinet members as soldiers open the gates at the government palace as he prepares to leave for Congress in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peru’s president faces a second impeachment vote in less than two months Monday over new accusations of corruption in the latest jolt to one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Congress votes to oust Peru’s president amid pandemic crisis

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

In this image made from UNTV video, Peru President Martín Vizcarra Cornejo speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet's biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year. (UNTV via AP)

Peru’s president to face a 2nd impeachment vote in Congress

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Retired Indiana teacher handcrafts ukuleles from gourds

By CARSON GERBER - Associated Press

The Machu Picchu archeological site is devoid of tourists while it's closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in the department of Cusco, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Currently open to maintenance workers only, the world-renown Incan citadel of Machu Picchu will reopen to the public on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

In Peru’s Cuzco, pandemic devastates tourism and economy

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

The Machu Picchu archeological site is devoid of tourists while it's closed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in the department of Cusco, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Currently open to maintenance workers only, the world-renown Incan citadel of Machu Picchu will reopen to the public on Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s Machu Picchu reopening Sunday after pandemic closure

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's first goal during a qualifying soccer match against Ecuador for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.(Agustin Marcarian/Pool via AP)

Argentina, Uruguay win in long-awaited World Cup qualifiers

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - 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

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)

Peru bet on cheap COVID antibody tests; it didn’t go well

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

FILE - This March 17, 2019 file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and surrounding areas in Nebraska affected by flood waters. After this spring's massive flooding along the Missouri River, many want to blame the agency that manages the river's dams for making the disaster worse, but it may not be that simple. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says much of the water that created this month's flooding came from rain and melting snow that flowed into the river downstream of all the dams, and at the same time, massive amounts of water filled the reservoirs and some had to be released. (Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Blake/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

Engineering a ‘bomb cyclone’ disaster in Nebraska

By Julie Slama

A police officer stands guard one block away from the Constitutional Court building in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The court rejected a request by President Martin Vizcarra Thursday to halt impeachment proceedings being pushed by opposition lawmakers who contend he tried to cover up ties with a controversial ally. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Dionisia Jorge, 71, member of the Israelite Church of Peru, kneels in prayer outside Congress, while holding a Tahuantinsuyo flag of the Inca empire, in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Some of Peru's lawmakers are calling for the dismissal of President Martín Vizcarra based on audios in which he is heard coaching two officials close to him for a congressional investigation into corruption. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

New political turmoil hits Peru with dicey impeachment vote

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Authorities find bones in Illinois based on killer’s remarks

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