This story has held the attention of all Peruvians during the last seven months.... It has the mainstream and social media outlets working overtime to keep up with the speculation, rumours and the unfolding of more information about this case.
26 year old university students Ciro Castillo and 24 year old Rosario Ponce went trekking in the Colca Canyon outside of Arequipa, Peru in April this year. No one knows what happened, but the young couple went missing. Ten days later, Rosario was found dehydrated and exhausted. She gave the police conflicting information about where her boyfriend might be found.
Months passed and the case remained in the public´s attention, mainly because Ciro´s father never gave up the search for his son. In media interviews, he claimed that his son wasn`t missing, but had been murdered.
Six months later after Ciro was reported missing, his body was found. It took 60 rescuers 30 hours to retrieve his body.Ciro was found without shoes or a jacket, but he was still wearing a hat. Apparently his right arm was fractured.
There´s enormous speculation, rumours and the media are all pointing at Ciro´s girlfriend, Rosario is somehow involved in her boyfriend´s death. Currently, Rosario is helping the police with their enquiries and has been talking publicly about writing a book.
The police will conduct a reconstruction of the crime scene in the mountains next week. But more will be revealed about Ciro´s cause of death when the autopsy results are published on November 14.
The interest and unanswered questions swirling about this case will continue as more details about Ciro´s death become known.
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