The Andes
Peru: anti-TPP protests rock Lima
Protesters opposed to the Trans-Pacific Parternship marched through downtown Lima and clashed with police, as a break-away group vandalized political party headquarters.
Tag: Peru
The Amazon
Amazonians protest in Lima over oil spills
Leaders of remote Amazon communities traveled to Lima for a protest vigil outside the offices of PetroPerú, to demand action following two devastating oil spills.
The Andes
Peru: populist pursues presidency from prison
Left-populist presidential candidate Gregorio Santos Guerrero insists he will run in Peru's April election—despite remaining behind bars at Ancón I prison outside Lima.
The Amazon
Peru: oil spill fouls major Amazon tributary
Crude from an oil pipeline spill in northern Peru has spread due to rainfall and reached the Río Marañon, a major tributary of the Amazon, local indigenous leaders warned.
The Andes
Peru: hydro opponent slain in Cajamarca
An opponent of the planned Chadín II hydro-electric complex on the Río Marañon in northern Peru was gunned down in a hail of bullets at his home in a rural area of Cajamarca region.
The Amazon
Peru: miner protests paralyze rainforest region
Informal gold-miners paralyzed Peru's southern rainforest region of Madre de Dios for weeks to demand the overturn of executive decrees restricting their activities.
The Amazon
Peru declares ‘Yellowstone of the Amazon’
Peru's government designated as a national park the vast Sierra del Divisor area of the Amazon rainforest—but will it really be able to police the remote territory?
The Andes
Peru: justice at last in sterilization abuse?
Peru's government issued a decree calling for an investigation into the forced sterilization of peasant women under now-imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori.
The Andes
Ecuador: victory for Kichwa sovereignty
Ecuadoran border authorities allowed an indigenous leader to enter the country on a passport issued by the Kichwa Nation, hailed as an "historic precedent" for the hemisphere.
The Andes
Peru: privatization of archaeological sites seen
Public sector workers in Cuzco held a rally in the historic city to protest plans by Peru's government to allow private administration of cultural and archaeological sites.
The Andes
Peru: four dead in clash over Chinese mine project
At least four are dead following clashes between police and residents in Peru's Apurímac region, amid protests over the Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine project.
The Andes
Peru: new violence over La Oroya metal complex
Campesinos on a cross-country march to demand a clean-up of Peru's massively polluted Oroya metal-smelting complex were attacked by the National Police.