Fujimori tours El Salvador mega-prison with hopes to build one in Peru
Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori has inspected El Salvador’s mega-prison as she mulls a proposal to build one in Peru.

Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori has inspected El Salvador’s mega-prison as she mulls a proposal to build one in Peru.

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