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Peru's Bull Festival Injures Two Amid Ongoing Controversy

3/24/2026

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A bull at Peru's San José fair's annual "Running of the Bulls" knocked out festival-goer Cesar del Rio Ganoza with a flying headbutt.
Ganoza, in his 50s, was taken to the hospital but did not suffer serious injuries.
Gianluca Monterosso Encomenderos, aged 25, required 20 stitches for an arm injury.
Despite animal rights campaigns, bullfighting and bull runs remain popular in Peru.

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A bull at Peru's San José fair's annual "Running of the Bulls" knocked out festival-goer Cesar del Rio Ganoza with a flying headbutt.
Ganoza, in his 50s, was taken to the hospital but did not suffer serious injuries.
Gianluca Monterosso Encomenderos, aged 25, required 20 stitches for an arm injury.
Despite animal rights campaigns, bullfighting and bull runs remain popular in Peru.