FRANKLIN BRICENO

June 10, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest Thursday but no winner was declared, with electoral authorities saying they...

June 6, 2021 at 10:03 pm

Peru’s presidential runoff election too close to call VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president traded the lead Monday in a tight race for...

June 5, 2021 at 9:03 pm

2 polarizing populists vie in Peru’s presidential runoff VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The daughter of an imprisoned former president and a rural teacher-turned-political novice vied for Peru’s presidency Sunday in a tight presidential...

Nation & World

June 3, 2021 at 6:25 am

Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...

Nation & World

May 20, 2021 at 9:00 pm

Artist publishes 100 drawings from Peru’s COVID-19 pandemic

LIMA, Peru (AP) — With a pencil and a notebook, artist Edilberto Jiménez walks the streets of Lima and cities in the Andes mountains collecting...

Entertainment

May 15, 2021 at 3:01 pm

Pandemic triggers new crisis in Peru: lack of cemetery space

After struggling to control the coronavirus pandemic for more than a year, the country now faces a parallel crisis: a lack of cemetery space. The...

April 27, 2021 at 1:30 pm

With pools closed, Peruvians turn to open-water swimming VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The swimmers began gathering even before dawn glimmers on Pescadores beach, plunging into the Pacific surf for one of the few...

Nation & World

April 18, 2021 at 6:47 am

Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president VIEW

CHUGUR, Peru (AP) — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...

April 9, 2021 at 1:55 pm

Religious party seeks gains in Peru’s legislative elections VIEW

JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI, Peru (AP) — On the banks of the Amazon River, in a village without electricity or drinking water, Andrea Rodrigo makes the...

April 8, 2021 at 5:51 am

In Peru, authorities allowed secret burials of virus victims VIEW

IQUITOS, Peru (AP) — When Andrea Wong reached the field in the Amazon forest, she was confused. There were dozens of crosses planted in the...

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