Peru: The Conga mine casts its shadow over local elections
Gregorio Santos, in prison for opposing the Conga gold and copper mine, is elected regional president.
Save the rainforest of Alto Purús in Peru
A call for action to help save the rainforest in Peru.
PERU: MAYOR VILLARAN’S SUPPORT STRENGTHENING
Lima Mayor Susana Villarán may yet succeed in resisting 'impeachment'
Servicio de Noticias de la Mujer de Latinoamerica y el Caribe...
The Latin American and Caribbean Women's News Service has long provided a space for women in the media.
PERU: ‘SCIENTIFIC INTEREST’ CLOAKS THE RACE FOR GAS
Gas exploration threatens communities in and around Manu National Park.
The Dream of the Celt
LAB's Javier Farje assesses Vargas Llosa's portrait of the controversial Irish campaigner Roger Casement.
Native Peruvians See Loopholes in Prior Consultation Law
In Peru, indigenous people question a law that is supposed to benefit them.
Another Chile is Possible
Chilean students have long questioned the country's education system, decrying it for being commercial and elitist.
Tension on Independence Day in Lima
28 July is the Peruvian Day of Independence (Fiestas Patrias), yet the stale atmosphere in the capital this year is far from the norm.
Mining and the Management of Water Resources in Peru
Peru is a country rich in natural resources. It is the world’s largest producer of silver, the second of copper and zinc, and the sixth of gold. Yet the distribution of these resources within the country is highly uneven.