LIMA, Peru (AP) — Four centuries ago the Count of San Isidro planted nearly 2,000 olive trees from his native Sp ain in a sprawling grove on the edges of Lima, the capital of colonial Peru. Perfectly suited to the arid climate, the olive trees thrived as the city grew around them. Their twisting, knobby … Continue reading
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. has revealed under pressure that a Vatican investigator is looking into allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits. The scandal at the Peru-based Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, or Sodalitium of Christian Life, has close parallels to other … Continue reading
CARABAYLLO, Peru (AP) — In the 1990s, Jim Yong Kim would climb the dusty streets and hillsides of this sprawling slum outside Peru’s capital distributing expensive pharmaceutical drugs he’d brought hidden in his luggage to tuberculosis patients. Residents recall the Harvard-trained physician as a smiling do-gooder with basic Spanish and shoes permanently caked with dust. … Continue reading
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