Tag: Peru
Air Force urged to send new refueling planes to Indiana base
PERU, Ind. — Indiana’s congressional delegation is pushing for the Air Force to select Grissom Air Reserve Base as a site for new aerial...
Man arrested in deaths of 3 people in Miami County
PERU, Ind. — Police captured a man who was wanted in the fatal shooting of three people at a central Indiana home.
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More than dozen slain in Peru, allegedly by Shining Path
LIMA, Peru — More than a dozen people were slain in a remote area of central Peru by suspected members of the Shining Path...
Artist publishes 100 drawings from Peru’s COVID-19 pandemic
LIMA, Peru — With a pencil and a notebook, artist Edilberto Jiménez walks the streets of Lima and cities in the Andes mountains collecting...
Long after grisly end, Túpac Amaru still fascinates in Peru
MEXICO CITY — Roads and schools in Peru carry the name of Túpac Amaru. A framed depiction of him — stern gaze, flowing hair,...
Pandemic triggers new crisis in Peru: lack of cemetery space
LIMA, Peru — After Joel Bautista died of a heart attack last month in Peru, his family tried unsuccessfully to find an available grave...
Peru to investigate ’empty syringes’ vaccination scandal
LIMA, Peru — Peru's Health Ministry said Tuesday it is investigating nurses who are accused of trying to inoculate patients with empty syringes during...
With pools closed, Peruvians turn to open-water swimming
LIMA, Peru — The swimmers began gathering even before dawn glimmers on Pescadores beach, plunging into the Pacific surf for one of the few...
Wealthy Latin Americans flock to US in search of vaccines
MONTERREY, Mexico — They travel thousands of miles by plane from Latin America to the U.S., in some places taking a shuttle directly from...
Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
CHUGUR, Peru — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...