The United States announced Tuesday that two U.S. citizens went missing after going on a cycling trip in Peru. Consular officers from the U.S. Embassy in Lima are in contact with the families and Peruvian authorities and are providing all appropriate consular assistance, State Department deputy spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters. "According to their families, the couple, Garrett Hand and Jamie Neal, were last heard from on January 25th, 2013. According to their families, they were traveling from Cuzco to Lima and were expected to arrive in Lima on January 26th," Ventrell said. "Embassy officers are also in close contact with Peruvian authorities who are working diligently to find Garrett and Jamie. The Peruvian authorities provided us all assurance they will do everything possible to locate the couple so we can help bring them home," Ventrell said.
