Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts.

Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

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The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

Peru says body of Shining Path leader to be cremated

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The Peruvian prosecutor’s office has ordered the cremation of the body of Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency who died Sept. 11 in a military jail.

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Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay

Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps

Peru says body of Shining Path leader to be cremated