AP News: aura farming battles sweep Latin America from Lima beaches

Associated Press English desk explains aura farming as real-world battles of poses, costumes and crowd applause, anchoring on Lima’s Las Sombrillas beach meet and the Brazil-to-LatAm-to-Spain route. Adult explainer; plaza/beach framing, no kid close-ups or TikTok embeds.

Uncertain: Wire date approximated from AP Spanish syndication (~2 Sep); beach battle itself was 29 Aug.