Protests against the economic policy of Peru's President Alan García shook the South American country this week. A regional government building was set on fire, and more than two hundred people were arrested after confronting police officers and blocking roads and highways during a 72-hour general strike that ended last night. Participation was at its peak in southern Peru, the region with the highest poverty rate. Pamela Cueva and Alfredo Cuadros have the story from Lima.

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