Achuar win pay-out from US oil giant for pollution
Author: Dan Collyns
Peru’s human capital shortage
Peru companies struggle to find skilled workers
What does Chinese demand mean for Peru’s maca boom
Peru: portable cervical cancer testing kit
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The BBC’s Irene Caselli reports from Peru on how doctors a testing a portable device that can treat women at risk of cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women around the world. Camera/edition: Ronald Reategui, Yachay Productions
Peru youth backlash against employment law
Fourth march against controversial law which cuts rights
Peru labour law sparks backlash from enraged youth
Isolated tribe raids village in Peru
Chinese demand for superfood Maca
Sales of a Peruvian root called ‘maca’ have boomed due to an unprecedented Chinese demand. The root is said to boost fertility, increase energy, and even have an aphrodisiac effect. Despite the increase in price many worry it’s being smuggled out of country.
Peru’s ex president Fujimori’s fifth jail term
Peru’s jailed former president was handed another prison term for embezzling public funds to support his presidential re-election in 2000
Peru’s clean energy potential
Can wind power take off in Peru?