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Irish tourist escapes with minor injuries after paragliding crash in Peru • Mar. 8, 2025, 6:15 AM ET (Irish Times)
A fire in a Lima warehouse could burn until Sunday and has caused nearby buildings to collapse • Mar. 7, 2025, 1:47 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Lima, Peru Annualized Inflation Cools to 1.5% as Expected in February • Mar. 2, 2025, 1:50 AM ET (Bloomberg.com)
Shakira resumes world tour with concert in Peru after canceling show due to illness • Feb. 18, 2025, 1:23 AM ET (AP)
Colombian superstar Shakira cancels her concert in Lima after being hospitalized • Feb. 16, 2025, 4:56 PM ET (AP)

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