PERU: His Excellencies

His Excellency, Rafael Larco Herrera, First Vice President of Peru, visited Washington and the White House last week. Probably he discussed his favorite and biggest idea, a sweeping federation of all Western Hemisphere countries, including Canada. He believes that the Federation should supersede the Pan American Union, which he considers "outdated and fossilized."

Vice President Larco Herrera is a famous and hilarious character in Peruvian politics. His appearance has been compared to that of a brunette turkey in a high stiff collar. A stickler for rigid protocol, he has sometimes been forced...

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