Choy, a photographer for El Comercio newspaper was shot dead outside his home in Lima.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

But despite these achievements, Garcia's popularity is low, standing at 26 percent, according to an Ipsos Apoyo Opinion y Mercado poll taken May 12-14 for Lima's El Comercio newspaper.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peru today

But so far, the main response has been an effort to muzzle El Comercio, Peru's most respected newspaper, which broke the forgery story.

ECONOMIST: Peru