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FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest after Peru's former President Pedro Castillo was ousted, in Lima, Peru January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce
Politics

Peru president calls for 'political truce' amid protests

Anti-government protesters clash with the police, as they demand the release of protesters detained in the protests, after President Pedro Castillo was ousted, in Lima, Peru January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Peru arrests 200 in Lima; Machu Picchu ordered closed as protests flare

Police confort a neighbor who was harassed by anti-government protesters outside the San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, Saturday, 21 January 2023. Police evicted from the university grounds protesters who arrived from Andean regions seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections. Photo: AP via UNB
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Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow

Riot police officers take cover behind their shields during the 'Take over Lima' march against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Thousands march on Peru's capital as unrest spreads, building set ablaze

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Science

New species of lizard discovered in Peru national park

A demonstrator holds a flag as another demonstrator uses a speaker and security forces stand guard during a protest to demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque
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Thousands march in Peru capital demanding president step down

FILE PHOTO: Peruvian police officers operate as demonstrators hold a protest demanding early elections and the release of Peruvian ousted leader Pedro Castillo, in Juliaca, Peru January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Hugo Courotto NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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At least 12 dead in anti-government protests in southern Peru

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
World+Biz

Conservative Peruvian groups march for peace ahead of fresh protests

Peru's President Dina Boluarte attends a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru December 9, 2022. Peru's Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
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Peru's president to replace prime minister in Cabinet shakeup

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World+Biz

Scientists in Peru discover two new endangered plant species

Photo: Machu Picchu, Peru/Reuters
World+Biz

Archaeologists unearth eight colonial-era mummies in Peru

Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, founder and director of the paleontology department at the Museum of Natural History of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, shows the fossil remains of a crocodile that inhabited the planet seven million years ago, giving scientists clues about how modern day crocodiles, who live in freshwater ecosystems, come from the sea, in Lima, Peru May 16, 2022. Picture taken May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
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Prehistoric fossil in Peru sheds light on marine origin of crocodiles

Demonstrators block a highway to Lima during a national transportation strike against gas prices and toll road rates, in Ica, Peru April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
Global Economy

Peru imposes curfew to stymie protests over rising fuel costs