By Franklin Briceno, Associated Press LIMA, Peru — A shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered in southern Peru’s picturesque Colca Valley killed at least four people, including a 65-year-old U.S. tourist, and left some 30 injured as it toppled adobe homes, authorities said Monday. Colca Valley & Canyon, Peru. Photo courtesy of JustGlobeTrotting.com The quake hit at 9:58 p.m. local time Sunday (10:58 p.m. EDT; 0258 GMT) near the town of Chivay, close to the city of Arequipa, with an epicenter just 6 miles (10 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. man died at the Eco Inn Valle del Colca in Yanque, close to Chivay, when part of the hotel’s ceiling collapsed on him, said local Gov. Cipriano Llasa. “His body is inside the hotel because the highways are blocked and the prosecutor has not arrived,” Llasa told The Associated Press by phone. The AP called the hotel [...]
