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2 high school grads die in traffic crash while visiting Peru

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In this photo provided by Firefighters of Peru, people pass in front destroyed wall in Yurimaguas Peru, Sunday, May 26, 2019. A powerful magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck the Amazon jungle in north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological survey reported, collapsing buildings and knocking out power to some areas. (Firefighters of Peru via AP)

Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru

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FILE - In this April 30, 2018 file photo, Peru's former President Ollanta Humala accompanied by his wife Nadine Heredia, speaks to reporters at the entrance of their home after they were released from prison, in Lima, Peru. On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the Peruvian prosecutor's office requested 20 years in prison for former President Ollanta Humala, and 26 years for his wife Nadine Heredia, both who are accused of laundering money they allegedly received from the Brazilian company Odebrecht. (AP Photo/Joel Alonzo, File)

Prosecutor requests 20 years in jail for ex-Peru president

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FILE - This April 12, 2019 file photo shows fashion from the Amsale bridal collection in New York. Bridal sites TheKnot.com, WeddingWire.com and Spanish-language Bodas.net released a report on wedding trends and traditions worldwide. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

New report offers 14-country snapshot of wedding traditions

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, Peru's President Alan García smiles during the opening ceremony of Expo Peru 2008 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Current Peruvian President Martinez Vizcarra said Garcia, the 69-year-old former head of state died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, after undergoing emergency surgery in Lima. Garcia shot himself in the head early Wednesday as police came to detain him in connection with a corruption probe. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Peru faced down terrorism, insurgencies and prevailed in spite of its leadership

By Ike Brannon

Officials: Large fire scorches Peru’s capital, killing none

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A supporter holds up an image of Peru's late President Alan Garcia on the second day of his wake at his party's headquarters in Lima, Peru, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Garcia shot himself in the head and died Wednesday as officers waited to arrest him in a massive graft probe that has put the country's most prominent politicians behind bars and provoked a reckoning over corruption. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru ponders corruption probe’s cost after shocking suicide

By FRANKLIN BRICENO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

A supporter of former Peruvian President Alan Garcia grieves after learning that the former leader died from a self-inflicted gun shot, outside the hospital where he was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Peru's current President Martinez Vizcarra said Garcia, the 69-year-old former head of state died after undergoing emergency surgery. Garcia shot himself in the head early Wednesday as police came to detain him in connection with a corruption probe. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

The Latest: Peru declares 3 days of mourning for García

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39-year-old man killed in collision in Peru, Maine

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At least 20 killed when fire erupts on bus in Peru

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In this photo released Monday, March 18, 2019, by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is Alejandro Toledo. Authorities say a former Peruvian president who is wanted in connection with Latin America's biggest graft scandal was arrested in California on suspicion of public intoxication over the weekend and was briefly detained. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rosemerry Blankswade said Monday that Alejandro Toledo was arrested Sunday night near a restaurant near the San Francisco Bay city of Menlo Park. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Ex-Peru president arrested in California for drunkenness

By PAUL ELIAS and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

In this photo released Monday, March 18, 2019, by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is Alejandro Toledo. Authorities say a former Peruvian president who is wanted in connection with Latin America's biggest graft scandal was arrested in California on suspicion of public intoxication over the weekend and was briefly detained. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rosemerry Blankswade said Monday that Alejandro Toledo was arrested Sunday night near a restaurant near the San Francisco Bay city of Menlo Park. (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Alejandro Toledo, ex-Peru president, arrested on suspicion of public intoxication in California

By Paul Elias - Associated Press

Peru takes new approach to protecting Amazon: Using military

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In this Dec. 4, 2018 photo, Jaime Bayly poses for a portrait in Key Biscayne, Fla. An emigre who once fled a right-wing strongman in Peru, Bayly has made his U.S.-based television program a forum for hardline opponents of Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Peruvian emigre gives US voice to Venezuela hard-liners

By GISELA SALOMON - Associated Press

Newly appointed Attorney General Zoraida Avalos arrives for a press conference on the day she was appointed the position in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. The former attorney general, Pedro Chavarry, resigned earlier in the day amid accusations he hindered a corruption probe involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s attorney general resigns over corruption probe

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USGS: Magnitude 6.8 quake shakes remote part of west Brazil

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FILE - In this March 17, 2015 file photo, Ashaninka Indian men, identified by locals as illegal loggers, tie tree trunks together to move them along the Putaya River near the hamlet of Saweto, Peru. On De. 21, 2018, the top U.S. trade official contends Peru's government is not living up to its commitment to combat illegal logging in a case that could have broader implications as Washington debates ratifying a new North American free trade deal. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Top US trade official takes aim at Peru in logging dispute

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Top US trade official voices concern over Peru logging

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Demonstrators protest at San Martin Plaza in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, over Attorney General Pedro Chavarry's dismissal of a team investigating the sweeping Odebrecht corruption case. President Martin Vizcarra said Chavarry's actions jeopardize key investigations into allegations of bribery involving some of the country's highest-ranking politicians, including several former presidents. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s attorney general reverses course on corruption probe

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press

Demonstrators protest at San Martin Plaza in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, over Attorney General Pedro Chavarry's dismissal of a team investigating the sweeping Odebrecht corruption case. President Martin Vizcarra said Chavarry's actions jeopardize key investigations into allegations of bribery involving some of the country's highest-ranking politicians, including several former presidents. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s president accuses AG of damaging big corruption probe

By FRANKLIN BRICENO - Associated Press