She went missing in Peru. Now her family ‘will not allow Carla’s case to be forgotten’

DETROIT — It’s been three years since Carla Valpeoz was supposed to be on a flight home to Detroit from Peru. She didn’t make that plane, but her family said they haven’t given up hope that they’ll get her back. Valpeoz, who would have turned 38 on Dec. 8, was known for defying expectations of the legally blind. She crisscrossed the globe, sometimes solo, to explore new places. The Detroiter set out on a trip on Dec. 2, 2018, to trek the historic Macchu Picchu site in the Andes Mountains in Peru with a friend when she failed to show up for her returning flight. Her family and friends say they …

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