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Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

Jan. 27, 2025 01:23 AM EST

AYACUCHO, Perú (AP) — The easiest thing might have been to let go. To refresh the flowers at her husband’s grave and find comfort in retrieving his bones, a milestone in a country where 20,000 people disappeared between 1980 and 2000. Lidia Flores chose a different path, though:...

Peru's Navy rescues dozens of fishermen stranded at sea as giant waves pound shore

Dec. 29, 2024 17:52 PM EST

TUMBES, Peru (AP) — Peru's Navy says it has rescued about 30 fishermen who had been stranded for two days at sea as giant waves pounded the country's northern coast. Many of them had struggled to bring their boats back to Acapulco beach in the Tumbes region. Jaime Yacila, the...