The government of Peru is going ahead with the expansion of a controversial gas project in an Amazonian reserve for indigenous people.
Read MoreThe next UN climate change summit will be in Peru, one of nearly 200 countries which has committed to cutting its carbon emissions. See how the illicit trade in gold is driving Amazon deforestation and climate change.
Read MorePeru’s first ever survey of its African-descended population hopes to get the statistics needed to improve their opportunities.
Read MorePeru is ranked as one of the best business environments for micro-lending and most of the clients are women.
Read MoreThe United Nations says Peru will be Latin America’s second-fastest growing economy this year. Will consulting Peru’s indigenous people help them gain from that growth?
Read MoreIn judging a maritime dispute between Peru and Chile, the International Court of Justice has ruled in Peru’s favour. But there’s sticking points.
Read MoreAbimael Guzman, the former leader of the Maoist rebel group, the Shining Path which terrorised Peru in the 1980s and 90s appears in court for the first time in almost a decade.
Read MoreIn Peru half a million woman make a living as domestic workers and most of them lack basic labour rights.
Read MoreBig questions are being asked about how Peru is educating its children. It came last in the international PISA tests in every category. No improvement in nearly 15 years of solid growth.
Read MoreWhen Michelle Bachelet begins her second presidential term in Chile after a landslide win there’s one group of people she’ll need to keep on side. The students.
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