Peru

June 17, 2022
Amy Cox Hall

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

April 28, 2022
Alejandra Dinegro Martínez

Though Pedro Castillo’s victory initially seemed like a glimmer of hope, the reality of the past eight months has been disappointing.

April 28, 2022
Alejandra Dinegro Martínez

Aunque al principio la victoria de Pedro Castillo parecía una indicación de esperanza, la realidad en los últimos ocho meses ha sido una decepción.

April 18, 2022
Jermani Ojeda Ludena

From Peru’s Andes, soccer commentator Qara Q’ompo’s broadcasts combat stigma while tapping into oral knowledge to expand Quechua’s reach.

February 15, 2022
Néstor David Pastor

Decades after her shocking murder, the Afro-Peruvian activist and organizer’s legacy for affirming life and collective dignity is more relevant than ever.

May 3, 2021
Alejandra Dinegro Martínez

Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori face off in a polarized second round. Beyond the candidates, a national popular-rural bloc clamors to be heard.

May 3, 2021
Alejandra Dinegro Martínez

Pedro Castillo y Keiko Fujimori se enfrentan en una segunda vuelta polarizada. Más allá de los candidatos, un bloque nacional popular-rural clama a ser escuchado.

June 10, 2020
Néstor David Pastor

A new documentary provides an opportunity for audiences to reclaim a critical chapter in Peruvian history—the 1969 agrarian reform. 

June 1, 2020
Ana Watson and Conny Davidsen

As Peru deploys its Covid-19 response, Amazonian territories—and their Indigenous residents—are left behind. 

May 27, 2020
Linda Farthing and Thomas Grisaffi

The global pandemic has destabilized the delicate balance in the Andes that the mercurial drug trade relies on. 

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