Category: Peru

Protestors gather in Lima to protest current President Dina Boluarte.

Peruvian turmoil recipe for green-policy rollbacks?

Advocacy groups worry Peru’s Congress will take advantage of ongoing political and social strife by enacting bills that spur deforestation, undercut protections for isolated indigenous people, and cramp the government’s […] Read More >

Protests Across Cusco

CUSCO — People hurried along Cusco’s Avenida El Sol on Dec. 19 to a different sort of rhythm. Lines of locals waiting to withdraw cash snaked longer than normal down […] Read More >

As truce ends, Peruvians brace themselves for what lies ahead

LIMA — Peru has been rocked by nationwide protests since Dec. 7, when former President Pedro Castillo was impeached by Congress. Protestors have called for a closure of Congress and […] Read More >

Why Peru’s president won’t be attending Lula’s Inauguration

Tomorrow, Brazil will have a new president. After a tense run-off election with incumbent Jair Bolsonarao, former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was narrowly victorious by a two-point margin. […] Read More >

Peru’s Pedro Castillo Dissolves Congress, Ousted from Presidency

LIMA — Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo announced on Dec. 7 that he was dissolving Congress, among other actions. Castillo made the announcement on the same day that Congress was […] Read More >

Explained: China’s Controversial Copper Mines in Perú

CUSCO, Perú — Shaking hands and exchanging lauds, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Peruvian Foreign Minister Cesar Landa met last week at the 29th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in […] Read More >

Corona Hits the Cocaine Supply Chain

By Linda Farthing and Thomas Grisaffi Among the many myths about the coronavirus, one of the strangest circulated on Twitter is the belief that snorting cocaine could ward off the […] Read More >

Gender-Based Quarantines in Panama and Peru Endanger Trans Communities

As global coronavirus cases climb above 1.5 million and deaths pass 94,000, heads of state are desperate to curb the disease’s reach. Latin American governments have taken a variety of […] Read More >

The Murder of a Peruvian Immigrant in Argentina Goes Unpunished

ROSARIO, Argentina—It all happened in a matter of seconds. There was a power outage and the street was dark. A man leapt out of a car and lunged at a […] Read More >

Quechua en Resistencia: An Interview with Peruvian Rapper Liberato Kani

Once, while in a taxi, Ricardo Flores recalls being told that his music sounded like French rap. “Have you heard French rappers?” the driver asked. “They’re really good!” It was […] Read More >