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In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

Peruvian presidential hopefuls are touting cash bounties for killing criminals and jungle prisons encircled by Amazonian vipers as they look to tap widespread public anger over rising violence ahead of the April 12 election. Extreme ideas are shaping a campaign which features a record 35 candidates, as Peru confronts soaring

Peru's crowded presidential race zeroes in on organized crime

Peru's crowded presidential race zeroes in on organized crime

For the 35 candidates vying to be Peru's next president, the question of how to beat back organized crime could be what it takes to break out ahead of the pack. The record number of presidential hopefuls aiming to become the South American country's ninth head

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