Supporters of the Peruvian national soccer team, a participant of the World Cup, walk in central Moscow, Russia June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
SARANSK, Russia (Reuters) - It's a long way from the Andes mountains to the Russian steppes, but Gino Huaneo was not going to miss watching Peru make their first appearance in the World Cup finals in 36 years.
The 27-year-old engineer travelled from his hometown of Cuzco to Lima, Amsterdam and Moscow by plane, then took a nine-hour train ride to Saransk in the Republic of Mordovia, where Peru take on Denmark on Saturday in their first Group C match.
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