Peru: ‘economic growth with social inclusion’
The Peru Support Group interviews a historic leader of Peru's left.
Tribute to indigenous leaders
Profiles of four individuals who have fought mining, logging and land-seizures to protect their communities.
INTERVIEW WITH LIMA’S MAYOR SUSANA VILLARAN
Nick Caistor, from LAB, visited Susana during his recent tour in Peru.
The Two Perus
The gulf between the Coastal and Highland economies, the dispossession caused by extractive industry and failure to involve local people mean that inequality in Peru remains stubbornly high, says Christian Aid partner, CEDAP.
Peruvian group illegally occupies land of isolated Indians in Brazil
In his Blog da Amazonia, the Brazilian journalist, Altino Machado, describes how paramilitaries from Peru have invaded land belonging to isolated Indians in Brazil.
South America threatened by fast glacier thaw
The Andean glaciers are melting so rapidly that soon South America may be faced with millions of climate refugees, something that could destabilise the whole continent.
Climate imperils Peru’s poverty drive
Peru's efforts to reduce poverty are at risk from the impact of climate change, one example of the problems facing the wider Amazonia region in a warming world.
Inter-American Development Bank Report on Microfinance in Latin America and the...
A new report on microfinance in Latin America and the Caribbean shows that the sector is growing strongly.
Fujimori Faces Justice
Alberto Fujimori lost his appeal. Jo-Marie Burt and Coletta Youngers argue that it is time he pays for his crimes.