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El Comercio

Peruvian newspaper
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El Comercio, Peruvian newspaper published in Lima. The newspaper is one of the most respected in South America and is dedicated to “order, liberty, knowledge.” Founded in 1839 and long owned by the Miró Quesada family, El Comercio is the oldest newspaper in Peru and the second oldest on the continent. It is conservative in its editorial outlook and oriented toward business and landowners, but it has won a reputation as an informed and balanced general newspaper.

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