Tag: Lima
Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect
LIMA, Peru — A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru's president-elect after...
Peru’s Fujimori repeats election fraud claim, trusts no jail
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori on Saturday said she trusts she will not be sent back to prison after a judge...
Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote
LIMA, Peru — Peru finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest Thursday but no winner was declared, with electoral authorities saying they...
Daughter of imprisoned ex-president leads Peru’s election
LIMA, Peru — The daughter of an imprisoned former president was leading the race for Peru’s presidency late Sunday, hours after polls closed in...
Peruvians to pick new president amid relentless pandemic
LIMA, Peru — Amid an unrelenting coronavirus pandemic that has overwhelmed cemeteries, Peruvian voters will choose Sunday between a political novice who has scared...
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...
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...
Ecuador, Peru to elect presidents amid strengthened pandemic
LIMA, Peru — A surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdown measures and exacerbated fatigue in Ecuador and Peru has left many...