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:...
Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime. The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their...