The Andes

Bolivia to buy Chinese jets for drug war

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales denied that his government is engaged in a regional arms race, insisting the purchase of six Chinese military jets is only for drug enforcement.

The Andes

Venezuela: South America-Africa summit meets

Nearly 30 heads of state attended the Second Africa-South America Summit on Isla Margarita, Venezuela, to increase trade and economic development cooperation between the two regions.

The Andes

Peru: no global warming skeptics in Huaraz

As international experts gather in Lima to debate the impacts of global warming on the Andean region, local campesinos are already feeling its effects in Huaraz.

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VRAE: Ashaninka arm against narco-senderistas

Self-defense committees in indigenous communities of Peru’s conflicted Apurímac and Ene River Valley (VRAE) received 400 rifles from the army to fight “narco-terrorist” groups operating in the zone.