Colombia prostitutes have united in a popular tourist destination to protect children from an international network of pimps and sexual predators.
Authorities detained more than 500 mainly African migrants last year in Colombia, a growing hub for people trafficking to the United States.
Health authorities in Peru on Sunday battled the spread of infectious diseases in the wake of a devastating earthquake as President Alan Garcia threatened a curfew to stop looting. Aftershocks continued to keep people on edge. Peru’s geophysical institute reported more than 400 tremors following the quake.