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Left-winger Sanchez climbs to second place in Peru vote count

Left-winger Sanchez climbs to second place in Peru vote count

Left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez climbed to second place in Peru's presidential election on Wednesday, positioning himself as a surprise rival to conservative frontrunner Keiko Fujimori in a June runoff. With over 91 percent of ballots tallied, the daughter of divisive former president Alberto Fujimori, herself a perennial

Peruvian literary great Alfredo Bryce Echenique dead at 87

Peruvian literary great Alfredo Bryce Echenique dead at 87

Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at the age of 87, the government-affiliated House of Peruvian Literature announced Tuesday. Bryce shot to prominence with his 1970 post-modern masterpiece, "A World for Julius," a novel chronicling the lives of