Peru

En las luchas por la justicia, desde el conflicto armado interno hasta la violencia de género hoy, la impunidad de estos crímenes es constante. Callarse es también una forma violenta de desaparecer a las víctimas.

In his new book, historian Javier Puente chronicles how rural communities in the Andean highlands played a key role in the making of state power in twentieth-century Peru.

With Peru's mainstream media concentrated in a few hands, citizens turn to the internet to challenge hegemonic narratives. The results are not always utopian.

The anti-government protests that erupted in December have a clear political agenda: new elections and the convening of a constituent assembly.

Peru's latest political crisis is rooted in the failure of key transitions to consolidate democracy and basic social coexistence.

With mass protests rocking the country and the legitimacy of state powers in ruins, space for dialogue is closing.

Con fuerte movilización ciudadana en todo el país y los poderes del estado ya deslegitimados, las ventanas de diálogo se van cerrando.

Tras el aumento de los precios de los alimentos, los pequeños agricultores del sur de Perú dependen de los sistemas alimentarios tradicionales para afrontar la crisis alimentaria.

Amid rising prices, small farmers in Southern Peru rely on traditional food systems to confront the food crisis.

Kimberly Theidon's book explores the conjoined legacies of war-time violence against women, children, and nature in Peru and Colombia.

Indigenous and campesino communities turn to strikes, road blockages, and other confrontational tactics to reclaim their political agency.

María Elena García's new book exposes the intensely colonial and patriarchal politics underlying Peru's much-praised gastronomic boom.