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Peru bus plunges into ravine, killing 25

The accident occurred before dawn when the bus traveling between two Andean towns careened down a 200-meter (656-foot) ravine in the region of Huancavelica

The so-called Wall of Shame which used to separate the neighbourhoods housing the wealthy and the less fortunate in Lima, Peru. The wall was tore down on 1 September. Photo: DW
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The walls of shame, from Lima to the world over

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Archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummy in Peru residential neighborhood

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At least 12 killed in Peruvian bus crash

FILE PHOTO: The archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen some 155 miles (250 km) north of Lima July 18, 2008. A museum opened near the site with an exhibition of ceramic pieces and rock sculptures from a culture that flourished around 900 B.C. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU)/File Photo
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At Peru temple site, archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old 'condor's passageway'

Demonstrators hold a giant national flag as they participate in a march asking for peace, after violent protests in the country, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27

Workers wrap the skeletal remains and parts of the funerary bundle of a mummy found by Peruvian archaeologists in the ruins of Cajarmarquilla, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle

Four small stone figurines, or conopas, of llamas and alpacas, the most common ritual effigies used in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia, are part of a 48-piece lot of recovered Peruvian cultural property displayed at the Consulate General of Peru in Los Angeles, Friday, April 21, 2023. The U.S. repatriated several Peruvian antiquities Friday to the country's Los Angeles consulate. Photo: AP
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US returns sculptures, artifacts to Peru

A mudslide triggered by Cyclone Yaku covers the streets of the seaside resort of Punta Hermosa, on the outskirts of Lima, in Peru March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Cyclone in Peru causes major flooding, at least six dead

Death toll in southern Peru mudslides rises to 17
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Death toll in southern Peru mudslides rises to 17

Residents stand around the bodies of persons who perished in recent landslides in Camana, Peru, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. According to a preliminary report issued by Civil Defense, more than 30 people died as a consequence of non-stop heavy rains and landslides. (AP Photo/Ever Chambi)
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Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru

Demonstrators take part in a protest to demand Peru's President Dina Boluarte to step down, in Lima, Peru, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Explainer: Why are there protests in Peru and what comes next?

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Peru bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 24