Quiaca Mayor Ricardo Quispe Calizaya dies in vehicle accident

Ricardo Quispe Calizaya, the mayor of the Quiaca district in the Sandia province of Puno, has died following a vehicle accident.

According to preliminary reports, the mayor was traveling toward the city of Juliaca in his pickup truck when the vehicle veered off the road and fell into the Miraflores River. After search operations were conducted in the area, his body was recovered on Friday morning.

National Police and representatives from the Public Ministry are investigating the exact circumstances that caused the accident. The death has caused significant mourning among the residents of the Puno jungle region and local authorities.