Mr. García was under investigation on accusations of bribery in connection with the construction company Odebrecht, which is at the center of Latin America’s biggest graft scandal.
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Alan García, Ex-President of Peru, Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest
Mr. García was under investigation on accusations of bribery in connection with the construction company Odebrecht, which is at the center of Latin America’s biggest graft scandal.
Trilobites: Massacre of Children in Peru Might Have Been a Sacrifice to Stop Bad Weather
Nearly 140 child skeletons were revealed at the site last year. And now researchers say it may have been a response to an El Niño event.
Made on the Inside, Worn on the Outside
Brands are using prison labor to provide inmates with jobs and training. But is it possible — and ethical — to build a profitable fashion business behind bars?
Protests in Peru as Team Investigating Odebrecht Corruption Is Dismissed
Two of the five supreme prosecutors called the decision by the attorney general, Pedro Chavarry, “a death blow” to the anticorruption fight and urged him to reverse it.
Missionary’s Killing Reignites Debate About Isolated Tribes: Contact, Support or Stay Away?
There are dozens of communities that continue to live completely off the grid, mostly in the Amazon, where drug traffickers, miners and ranchers threaten them.
Ex-Police Chief and 13 Others Arrested in Peru for Suspected Child Trafficking
Fourteen people were arrested in Peru, including a former head of the national police, accused of selling children taken from vulnerable women.