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Peru family drama threatens South America's success story
By Daniel Gallas
BBC South American business correspondent, Lima
16 January 2018
Few countries in the world have recently had as many reasons to celebrate as Peru.
First, its national football squad qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. And then it was announced that the team's star player, Pablo Guerrero, would be allowed to play after a doping ban against him was lifted.
Later this week, this fervently Catholic nation will welcome Pope Francis for the first time since he became pontiff.
But most importantly the economy has been growing consistently and the country is catching up with more developed nations.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42689307
