The expression that might come to mind when considering President Kucyznski’s week is ‘salió de Guatemala para meterse en Guatepeor’. Literally it means leaving ‘Guata-bad’, only to find yourself in ‘Guata-worse’. Following a dramatic impeachment Full Article »
Art collectives and other activist groups in Peru have long been pioneers in developing innovative forms of protest featuring creative symbolism. March 22, International Fight for Water Day, saw 40 mud-covered Full Article »
Residents in Peru’s southern state of Cusco have threatened protests which could affect Machu Picchu tourism over the government’s delay in starting construction of the Chinchero airport. Peru’s government under Full Article »
Protesters in Lima’s northern districts of Puente Piedra, Ancon and Santa Rosa destroyed toll booths and battled police over a proposed toll on the Panamericana Norte highway on Wednesday. Over 200 Full Article »
A protest by hundreds of residents of a village below Machu Picchu in southern Peru blocked a key railroad, preventing thousands of tourists from visiting the Inca ruins. The Machupicchu Full Article »
The willingness and perceived legitimacy to use violence against the state is Peru’s cultural challenge of the generation. El Comercio’s editorial today titled “Made in Peru” highlights the increasingly common Full Article »
Clashes between protesters and police left one dead and 31 injured near the Parcoy gold mine in Peru’s northern state of La Libertad on Sunday. Disagreements between residents of the Full Article »
Clashes between political factions in Peru’s eastern state of Ucayali have left at least three people dead and dozens injured. Ucayali’s tiny town of Curimana was the site of deadly Full Article »
The future of shipments from the Las Bambas copper mine hinge on whether four villages in Apurimac accept the government’s offer of a 45-day truce. Copper concentrate has not left Full Article »
