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Former World Bank economist and presidential hopeful Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 72, aka "El Gringo", (pictured) is in fifth place for the April 10 election. He was the finance minister and prime minister under former President Alejandro Toledo, who is also running and has a comfortable lead of 36.5 percent. Keiko Fujimori is second with 20.7 percent.
Kuczynski is attempting to gain some traction by running an unorthodox campaign that includes playing Andean tunes on his flute and touring with a popular motivational speaker.
ALSO: 11 arrests were made on the first day of the strike of some 1,500 miners.Their indefinite strike is protesting the military operation destruction of illegal dredgers in the region.
AND: At least 150 tourists were stranded in Ollantaytambo by a large rock blocking the train tracks leading to Machu Picchu.
AND: Peru was the first nation to suspend suspended diplomatic relations with Libya over the use of force against civilians there. It also wants the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, to prevent the use of fighter jets against the civilian population by the Libyan government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12548239 ALSO: The campaign of Keiko Fujimori is under a cloud after it was revealed that she had received $10,000 usd from an alleged narco businessman. She was recently booed and insulted at a campaign meeting. They shouted: “Murderer!” “Get out of here!” and “you educated yourself with our money!
