Peru has the fifth biggest supply of fresh water in the Americas. The trouble is it’s on the eastern side of the Andes mountains in the Amazon. Two thirds of population, most of the economic activity and the capital city are the other side which gets just 2% of the nation’s water supply.
Author: Dan Collyns
Corruption and Peru’s dismal electoral options
Two former presidents investigated for corruption, another serving time convicted for graft and human rights crimes. Roll on 2016.
How to protect Lima’s ruins
Lima’s pre-hispanic ruins or ‘huacas’ under threat as the city expands
Peru dolphin slaughter
Peruvian dolphin slaughter: Fishermen use them for shark bait.
Fujimori’s fights on Twitter
Social media accounts boost the profile of the 75-year-old ex president jailed for corruption and authorising death squad killings, even though he doesn’t have access to a computer.
The nature business
Finding a marketplace for the Amazon rainforest. Eco-tourism as a conservation tool.
Peru’s broadening middle class
“Because we don’t have anything we’ll do everything.” was the motto in Villa El Salvador, the burgeoning suburb in Lima’s south. These hard working values are instilled in the new generations who are Peru’s new middle class.
The woman saving South America’s 2nd wilderness
Scientist Erika Cuellar has championed the Gran Chaco, South Americas second largest wilderness after the Amazon. She’s educating its inhabitants on how to preserve their expansive home.
King of the Andes
In the Andes of Peru the blood festival is a custom, which dates back decades, perhaps even centuries. More than a bullfight, the centerpiece of this festival is the battle between a bull and a condor.
Bolivia’s narco capital
Santa Cruz is Bolivia’s largest and wealthiest city but it’s also become a centre for the country’s thriving illegal drugs trade. Bolivia is now the world’s third largest producer of cocaine and it’s also a key transit country for trafficking. All this is leading to a spike in violent crime.