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A bronze sculpture of four llamas is wrapped in plastic near the Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The municipality of Lima for the the first time in 485 years took precautions to protect historical monuments and statues, while Peru was mired in a whirlwind of demonstrations and a political crisis that resulted with three presidents in nine days. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

AP PHOTOS: Peru’s monuments mostly left alone in protests

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Peru's new interim President Francisco Sagasti delivers a speech after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation's third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Protesters carry to safety a fellow protester who was injured during clashes with police launching tear gas to disperse protesters gathered in Plaza San Martin to demonstrate their refusal to recognize Peru's new government, in Lima, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Peru’s Congress voted overwhelmingly to remove now ex-President Martín Vizcarra on Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru’s interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Police officers shield themselves from rocks thrown by protesters who were trying to march to Congress in a demonstration against the removal of President Martin Vizcarra, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. On Tuesday, Manuel Merino was sworn in as the country's president, after the legislature voted Vizcarra out of office Monday. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru president’s ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Police block supporters of former President Martin Vizcarra from reaching Congress as lawmakers swear-in Manuel Merino, head of Peru's legislature, as the new president in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Congress voted to oust Vizcarra over his handling of the new coronavirus pandemic and unproven allegations of corruption years ago. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt

By Christine Armario and Franklin Briceno - Associated Press

A man holds a sign reading in Spanish &quot;Rotten Congress&quot; during a protest against Congress decision to oust President Martin Vizcarra in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peruvian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday night to remove Vizcarra from office, expressing anger over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and citing alleged but unproven corruption allegations. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru’s swears in new leader as political turmoil hits nation

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra, behind center, stands with his cabinet members as soldiers open the gates at the government palace as he prepares to leave for Congress in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Peru’s president faces a second impeachment vote in less than two months Monday over new accusations of corruption in the latest jolt to one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Congress votes to oust Peru’s president amid pandemic crisis

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

A police officer stands guard one block away from the Constitutional Court building in Lima, Peru, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The court rejected a request by President Martin Vizcarra Thursday to halt impeachment proceedings being pushed by opposition lawmakers who contend he tried to cover up ties with a controversial ally. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

Peru's President Martin Vizcarra attends the start of a house-to-house coronavirus testing drive and food distribution in Villa el Salvador, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Peru high court rejects request to halt impeachment hearing

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Dionisia Jorge, 71, member of the Israelite Church of Peru, kneels in prayer outside Congress, while holding a Tahuantinsuyo flag of the Inca empire, in Lima, Peru, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Some of Peru's lawmakers are calling for the dismissal of President Martín Vizcarra based on audios in which he is heard coaching two officials close to him for a congressional investigation into corruption. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

New political turmoil hits Peru with dicey impeachment vote

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, Peru's President Martin Vizcarra smiles after the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet at the government palace in Lima, Peru. On July 28, 2020, the anniversary of independence, Vizcarra tried in a televised speech to galvanize a country battered, like so many others around the world, by economic calamity and mass death from the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Peru’s leader tries to rally a nation battered by pandemic

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press