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☆ Chile assumes temporary presidency of Pacific Alliance after diplomatic spat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A general view shows the inauguration of the 14th Pacific Alliance Summit in Lima, Peru July 6, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe PardoMEXICO CITY/SANTIAGO/LIMA, June 28 (Reuters) - Chile temporarily took over leadership of Latin America's Pacific Alliance on Wednesday after a spat that saw Mexico refuse to hand over the rotating presidency of the trade bloc to Peru. A meeting of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc - composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - set to be held in Lima in December was postponed. Peru will assume the presidency on Aug. 1, the Peruvian foreign ministry confirmed on Twitter. "Authorities reaffirmed their commitment to the Pacific Alliance as a mechanism for political discussion and economic and commercial integration... which seeks to advance progressively towards the free movement of goods, services, capital and people," the statement added.

Persons: Guadalupe Pardo, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Dina Boluarte's, Pedro Castillo, Alberto van Klaveren, Valentine Hilaire, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Natalia Ramos, Marco Aquino, Anthony Esposito, Steven Grattan, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: 14th Pacific Alliance Summit, REUTERS, Guadalupe Pardo MEXICO CITY, Pacific Alliance, Twitter, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Lima , Peru, Guadalupe Pardo MEXICO, SANTIAGO, LIMA, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Mexican, Colombia, Lima, Peruvian, Mexico City, Santiago

☆ Chile assumes pro tempore presidency of Pacific Alliance
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A general view shows the inauguration of the 14th Pacific Alliance Summit in Lima, Peru July 6, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe PardoMEXICO CITY, June 28 (Reuters) - Chile assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance on Wednesday, according to a statement published by the group. The decision comes after Mexico refused to hand over the alliance's rotating presidency to Peru, amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the Latin American nations. The Pacific Alliance trade bloc is composed of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. "We have always recognized Peru's right to exercise the pro tempore presidency... We have assumed the responsibility of acting as intermediaries to resolve this situation," Chile's Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren said in a press conference, adding his country will hold the presidency for a month.

Persons: Guadalupe Pardo, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Dina Boluarte's, Pedro Castillo's, Alberto van Klaveren, Valentine Hilaire, Raul Cortes Fernandez, Natalia Ramos, Anthony Esposito, Steven Grattan Organizations: 14th Pacific Alliance Summit, REUTERS, Guadalupe Pardo MEXICO CITY, Pacific Alliance, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Lima , Peru, Guadalupe Pardo MEXICO, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Mexican, Colombia, American

[1/10] People attend to cast their vote at a polling station during the first round of Guatemala's presidential election in Chinautla, Guatemala, June 25, 2023. She is up against more than 20 other candidates, including Edmond Mulet, a career diplomat, and Zury Rios, daughter of the late dictator Efrain Rios Montt. "All the young people right now will have a role in politics in Guatemala in 20 years time ... "(The next) four years won't allow time to undo how poorly managed the government has been for so many years," said Andres Nolasco, a 25-year-old accountant from Guatemala City. Reporting by Sofía Menchú in Guatemala City and Diego Oré in Mexico City; Writing by Isabel Woodford; Editing by Daniel Wallis, Chizu Nomiyama and Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sandra Torres, Edmond Mulet, Zury Rios, Efrain Rios Montt, Maximo Santacruz, Julio Valenzuela, Alejandro Giammattei, Carlos Pineda, Pineda, Carolina Jimenez, San Jose del Golfo, Irma Palencia, Andres Nolasco, Torres, Alvaro Colom, Sofía Menchú, Diego Oré, Isabel Woodford, Daniel Wallis, Chizu Nomiyama, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, GUATEMALA CITY, Young, European Union, Washington, Central American, Thomson Locations: Chinautla, Guatemala, Josue, GUATEMALA, United States, America, WOLA, San Jose, Guatemala City, Mexico City

☆ The world’s 50 best restaurants revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Peru’s capital city – and undoubtedly its gastronomic capital – had a tremendous showing Tuesday at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, taking the No. Four Lima restaurants made the 50 Best list: Central at No. Central is the first South American restaurant to earn the “World’s Best” title. This year’s top 50 includes restaurants from 24 territories on five continents, with 12 restaurants entering the list for the first time. Ken Motohasi/CentralThe world’s 50 best restaurants 20231.

Persons: –, Maido, Kjolle, Virgilio Martinez, Pía, Santiago Calatrava, Asador, Le Du, Gaggan Anand, Atomix, Le Bernardin, Éric Ripert, they’re, Osteria Francescana, Ken Motohasi, Bruno Verjus, São, Julien Royer, Le, Don Julio, Quique, Schloss, Hiša Franko, El, Jane, Tim Raue, Le Calandre, Leo, Bogotá, Orfali Organizations: City of Arts and Sciences, Diverxo, Longtime, Peru's, Trèsind, Orfali Bros, Mexico City Locations: –, Lima, Central, American, Spanish, Valencia, Spain, Barcelona, Madrid, Atxondo, Basque, Italy, France, Europe, England, London, Asia, Bangkok, United States, New York, North America, Noma, Copenhagen, Modena, Mirazur, Menton, Peru, South America, Disfrutar, Denmark, New York City, Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico, Paris, Dubai, UAE, East, Africa, São Paulo, Brazil, Odette, Singapore, Le Du, Thailand, Sangro, Steirereck, Vienna, Austria, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tokyo, Japan, Belcanto, Lisbon, Portugal, Switzerland, Santiago, Chile, Frantzén, Stockholm, Sweden, San Sebastian, Kobarid, Slovenia, Bogotá, Colombia, Ikoyi, Antwerp, Belgium, Berlin, Germany, Piazza, Alba, United Arab Emirates, Montreuil, Rosetta, Hong Kong

June 19 (Reuters) - Costs of the first phase of construction at American Lithium's (LI.V) Falchani lithium mine in Peru likely have risen some 20% from an original estimate to $700 million, the chief executive of the firm said in an interview. "If you think about the post-COVID world and inflationary pressures, that bill (of $580 million) is probably more like $700 million today," CEO Simon Clarke said. Peru, the world's second-largest copper producer, is vying for a piece of the pie in the booming lithium market. Nearby Chile, Argentina and Bolivia form a so-called "lithium triangle," with massive deposits, but the Canadian-owned Falchani project is currently the only one under way in Peru, where deposits are estimated to be much smaller. If all goes according to plan, construction could begin at Falchani by late 2024 or late 2025, Clarke said, to begin production in late 2026 or early 2027.

Persons: Simon Clarke, Clarke, Kylie Madry, Marco Aquino, Sandra Maler Organizations: Peruvian, Thomson Locations: Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Canadian, Falchani

☆ 3,000-year-old Peruvian mummy found under trash dump may have been left as a sacrifice
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ancient mummy was found under a trash dump in Lima, Peru. Archaeologists told BBC News they had to remove over 15,000 pounds of trash to access the site. Researchers believe the mummy is 3,000 years old and was likely a sacrifice. But before examining the ancient mummy, over 15,000 pounds of trash had to be removed from the site, BBC News reported. The mummy was likely a sacrificeStudents and archaeologists first discovered the mummy thanks to its exposed hair and skull.

Persons: —, Anthony Marina, Miguel Aguilar, Aguilar Organizations: BBC News, Service, San Marcos University, Reuters, BBC Locations: Lima , Peru, Lima

London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month tin has been treading water in a $23,700-26,800 range since the start of May. Although the demand outlook remains subdued, tin supply is facing two big threats, one from Myanmar and one from Indonesia, the world's largest exporter. Global tin supply, meanwhile, is now improving after an early-year drop in Indonesia shipments. Refined tin production fell year-on-year in May and Guangxi China Tin Group, the world's sixth-largest tin producer, has just announced a 40-50 day maintenance break from the end of this month, according to the ITA. Indonesia currently only has enough downstream capacity to absorb 5% of its domestic tin production, meaning that any restrictions will likely come in phases.

Persons: Minsur, International Tin Association . Tin, It's, David Evans Organizations: London Metal Exchange, Global, Shanghai Futures Exchange, U.S, Global Semiconductor, HIT, World Semiconductor Trade Statistics, Local, United Wa State Army, International Tin Association ., ITA, Guangxi China Tin Group, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Midwest, London, imploding, Myanmar, Indonesia, Peruvian, United States, Europe MYANMAR, Wa, China, Wa State, Guangxi China, INDONESIA

☆ Archaeologists in Peru find 3,000 year-old mummy in Lima
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] The remains of a mummy, believed to be from the Manchay culture which developed in the valleys of Lima between 1,500 and 1,000 BCE, are pictured at the excavation site of a pre-Hispanic burial, in Lima, Peru June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Anthony MarinaLIMA, June 14 (Reuters) - Peruvian archaeologists have discovered an approximately 3,000-year-old mummy in Lima, they said on Wednesday, the latest discovery in the Andean nation dating to pre-Hispanic times. Students from San Marcos University and researchers initially found remains of the mummy's hair and skull in a cotton bundle during excavation, before uncovering the rest of the mummy. The mummy was probably from the Manchay culture, which developed in the valleys of Lima between 1500 and 1000 BC, archaeologist Miguel Aguilar said, and was associated with the construction of temples built in a U-shape that pointed toward the sunrise. The person "had been left or offered (as a sacrifice) during the last phase of the construction of this temple," Aguilar said.

Persons: Anthony Marina LIMA, Miguel Aguilar, " Aguilar, Enrique Mandujano, Anthony Marina, Alfredo Galarza, Carolina Pulice, Brendan O'Boyle, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, San Marcos University, Thomson Locations: Lima, Lima , Peru

Joran van der Sloot, 35, was extradited to Birmingham, Alabama, from a prison in Peru on Thursday for arraignment in federal court in northern Alabama. The teenager was last seen in Aruba with van der Sloot and another man. Beth Holloway watched as van der Sloot was arraigned in the courtroom, according to local media. During the brief court appearance, van der Sloot wore a T-shirt. Van der Sloot will be returned to Peru upon the trial's conclusion in Alabama.

Persons: Natalee Holloway, Joran van der Sloot, Holloway, van der Sloot, Van der Sloot, Beth Holloway, Tyler Clifford, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: CBS News, Thomson Locations: Alabama, Aruba, U.S, Birmingham , Alabama, Peru, Birmingham, New York City

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Persons: Benje Williams, Ken Bernard, Williams, Benjamin, William Ellery, Daniella Manini, Jade, Jamaica Organizations: Father’s, New Locations: , Brooklyn, outfitter, Sierra Nevada, Allmansright, Bronx, Brooklyn, Peruvian, California, Ita, British Nigerian, New Yorker, Antigua, outlandish.nyc

☆ Peru extradites Dutch murderer in case of missing Alabama teen
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Joran Van der Sloot, a Dutch national from the Caribbean island of Aruba, has departed for the U.S. from a Peruvian Air Force base. Holloway's remains have never been found, though an Alabama judge declared her legally deceased in 2012, without settling the case. The young student was last seen in Aruba with Van der Sloot and another man. Van der Sloot, 35, is accused of extortion and fraud for offering Holloway's family false information about the whereabouts of the teenager, according to U.S. authorities. Van der Sloot was convicted in 2012 to 28 years in prison in Peru after he confessed to beating, strangling and suffocating a 21-year-old Peruvian business student in 2010.

Persons: Joran van der Sloot, Natalee Holloway, Read, Joran Van der Sloot, Carlos Lopez, Interpol Lima, Van der Sloot, Lopez, Marco Aquino, Lucinda Elliott, Peter Graff, Jonathan Oatis, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Peruvian, Peruvian Air Force, Interpol, Peru's, Ministers, Thomson Locations: Peru, U.S, LIMA, Alabama, Caribbean, Aruba, United States, Dutch, Lima, Birmingham , Alabama, Van

☆ Novak Djokovic progresses to a record 17th French Open quarterfinal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —On a sun kissed but windy Parisian afternoon Novak Djokovic broke one of Rafael Nadal’s French Open records as he progressed to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. A straightforward 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas on Sunday ensured Djokovic progressed to the last eight at the French Open for a record 17th time, surpassing the absent Rafael Nadal on 16. The win also inched the Serb closer to a men’s record 23rd career grand slam. He was no match for world No.3 Djokovic, however, who will next play Russian Karen Khachanov, the 11th seed. So that’s all.”“A drama-free grand slam, I don’t think it can happen for me,” he added on Wednesday.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal’s, Roland Garros, Peru’s Juan Pablo Varillas, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Nadal, Varillas, Russian Karen Khachanov, ” Djokovic, Hungary’s Márton, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Roland, “ Locations: Russian, Kosovo, “ Kosovo, Serbia

☆ Will Alcaraz and Djokovic Finally Get to Play Each Other at the French Open?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Eight days ago, 128 men began competing in singles at the French Open. Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic moved one step closer on Sunday to a potential semifinal showdown. First, Djokovic took apart Juan Pablo Varillas, a 27-year-old Peruvian who has spent the last decade beating the back bushes of the sport. He had never won a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament before this year’s French Open and enjoyed a storybook ride through the first week. Djokovic ended all that in 1 hour, 57 minutes, expending what energy he needed in the 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win and not an ounce more.

Persons: Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Philippe Chatrier, Djokovic, Juan Pablo Varillas, ”, Lorenzo Musetti Organizations: showtime Locations: Italian

☆ Djokovic, Alcaraz stay on track for French Open semi-final showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Shrivathsa Sridhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Djokovic, who is chasing a men's record 23rd Grand Slam to leapfrog Spaniard Rafa Nadal in the injured champion's absence, blazed past Peruvian marathon man Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 in a lopsided last-eight clash. World number one and top seed Alcaraz, another tenacious Spaniard who is backed to take the mantle of 14-times champion Nadal, bulldozed his way to a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Italian Lorenzo Musetti. Pavlyuchenkova, who has slipped to world number 333 after being forced to stop playing for five months last year, is the lowest-ranked French Open quarter-finalist in the Open Era. She (Kato) didn't do it on purpose, she (the ball girl) didn't get injured," Juge said. She's crying," Sorribes Tormo said, pointing to the ball girl.

Persons: Roland Garros, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas, Lisi Niesner PARIS, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz inched, Elina Svitolina, Djokovic, Spaniard Rafa Nadal, Juan Pablo Varillas, Nadal, Lorenzo Musetti, Daria Kasatkina, Skai, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Karen Khachanov, Pavlyuchenkova, Czech Barbora Krejcikova, Elise Mertens, Lorenzo Sonego, Khachanov, Miyu Kato, Aldila Sutjiadi, Kato, Alexandre Juge, Czech Marie Bouzkova, Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo, didn't, Juge, Sorribes Tormo, Bouzkova, disqualifying Kato, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Clare Fallon, Pritha Organizations: Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas REUTERS, Russian, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Czech, New York, Melbourne

☆ Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in Peruvian prison, attorney tells ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Tatiana Arias | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, was “severely” beaten in a Peruvian prison, his attorney told ABC News on Monday. It may be connected to gang rules inside the Challapalca Prison where van der Sloot is being held, Altez said. Natalee Holloway was last seen alive with van der Sloot and two other men 18 years ago leaving a nightclub in Aruba. The three men – van der Sloot and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe – were arrested in 2005 and released due to insufficient evidence. They were rearrested and charged in 2007 for “involvement in the voluntary manslaughter of Natalee Holloway or causing serious bodily harm to Natalee Holloway, resulting in her death,” Aruban prosecutors said at the time.

☆ Brazil police accuse agency bosses of misconduct in Amazon murder case
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRASILIA, May 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police recommended misconduct charges be filed on Friday against two ex-officials of Indigenous agency Funai in the case of a journalist and a native expert murdered last June in the Amazon rainforest. The police said the two former officials failed to act on information ahead of the murders of British reporter Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Reuters was not immediately able to locate the two former Funai officials, or their lawyers, to request comment. The valley is a remote jungle area on the Peruvian border with Brazil that is home to the world's largest number of isolated Indigenous communities, as well as cocaine-smuggling gangs and illegal hunting and fishing rackets. Reporting by Maria Carolina Marcello; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Joran van der Sloot: One of the last people to see Natalee Holloway alive in 2005 is being extradited to the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Joe Sutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Joran van der Sloot, one of the last people to see American Natalee Holloway alive in Aruba in 2005 before she disappeared, will be extradited to the US, according to a family statement released Wednesday which was obtained by CNN. “In May 2005 my 18-year-old daughter Natalee Holloway left Birmingham for Aruba to attend her high school graduation trip and was never seen again,” mother Beth Holloway said in the statement. Holloway was last seen in the early hours of May 30, 2005, leaving a nightclub in Aruba with van der Sloot and two other men. Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot walks inside the courtroom during the reading of his verdict, in the Lurigancho prison in Lima January 13, 2012. Together, we are finally getting justice for Natalee.”Van der Sloot, a Dutch national, has been indicted in the US on federal charges of extortion and wire fraud.

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☆ Fire kills at least 27 in Peruvian gold mine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Thieves in Peru made off with 200 sneakers worth over $13,000 — but they were all just for the right foot: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Three people broke into a shoe shop in the city of Huancayo in central Peru on Sunday. They made off with 200 sneakers — but they were all for the right foot, per Peruvian newspaper El Comercio. The heist is worth a total of 50,000 Peruvian Soles, or $13,400, Peruvian newspaper El Comercio reported Tuesday, citing another local outlet Diario Correo. Footage from the shop's security camera captured the crime, El Comercio reported. A Tuesday tweet from El Comercio showed a photo of the messy shoe shop following the crime.

☆ Peru actions in violent protests could be classified as massacre, rights group says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Police officers operate during a march against the government of Peru's President Dina Boluarte where demonstrators call for an indefinite nationwide strike, in Lima, Peru, February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File PhotoLIMA, May 3 (Reuters) - Peruvian authorities committed "serious" human rights violations during anti-government protests last December, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said on Wednesday, adding the violent actions could be classified as a massacre. "There were serious human rights violations that must be investigated with due diligence and an ethnic-racial approach," IACHR President Margarette May Macaulay said in a report. The violent incidents could be classified as a massacre, the document added. The commission's report follows a recent publication by Human Rights Watch, which concluded that Peru's army and police were responsible for deaths in the protests.

☆ Peruvian gas firm doubles up as pre-Hispanic tomb-finder
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

While installing gas pipes under roads and buildings, gas distributor Calidda has unearthed some 1,700 archaeological remains, including mummies, textiles and ceramics dating back hundreds or thousands of years. On Wednesday, the firm unearthed a 600-year-old funeral bundle with the remains of an ancient settler, found during excavations in a neighborhood of capital Lima. "By building out the gas distribution network, we have excavated almost all the streets of Lima," she told Reuters. Finding ruins and remains in construction sites is common in Peru, home to dozens of pre-Hispanic cultures along the coast and in the Andes. Metropolitan Lima, with some 10 million inhabitants, has some 400 'huacas' or archaeological ruins.

☆ Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The mummy was probably an adolescent and found in an underground tomb wrapped in a funerary bundle, along with ceramics and rope and including bits of skin and hair. [1/5] Skeletal remains and parts of the funerary bundle of a mummy found by Peruvian archaeologists are seen in the ruins of Cajarmarquilla, in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, April 24, 2023. The mummy was discovered about 200 metres (220 yards) from where the first mummy of Cajamarquilla was found, explained Huaman, referring to another mummy found nearby last year. The complex is the second largest mud-brick city in Peru after Chan Chan in the north of the Andean country. Located in a dusty area about 20km (12 miles) from Lima, the site was believed to be a thriving trading center.

☆ U.S. Extradites Former Peruvian President on Corruption Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Ryan Dube | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Peruvian prosecutors have for years sought to extradite former President Alejandro Toledo over charges that he took a $20 million bribe from a construction company. Photo: handout/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesLIMA, Peru – Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo arrived in his home country on Sunday morning after being extradited from the U.S. to face graft charges stemming from one of Latin America’s largest-ever corruption scandals. Peruvian authorities said Mr. Toledo, who ruled Peru from 2001 to 2006, arrived on a commercial flight from Los Angeles that touched down in Lima.

☆ Peru's Toledo returns home to join two other former heads of state in jail
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo walks with others after his arrival at the airport following his extradition to Peru, in Callao, Peru April 23, 2023. Toledo, president between 2001 and 2006, turned himself in on Friday for extradition. They have requested a 20-year prison sentence. Toledo, an economist by profession and with a doctorate from Stanford University in the United States, became the second former Peruvian president to be extradited. Fujimori was extradited from Chile and is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights abuses.

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