How residents of one of the world’s driest cities cope without water.
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Peru brings in jail terms for street sexual harassment
Cat-callers in Peru could face jail for sexually harassing women and girls
Lima’s mayor confesses to painting over downtown street art
Murals are disappearing in Lima, Peru to the indignation of art lovers. The city’s mayor has said he’s responsible and he’s going to finish the job.
Peru: the business of reversing deforestation
Could Peru profit from being a carbon sink?
3D archaeology protects Lima’s history
How archaeologists are using drones to protect Lima’s pre-Colombian ruins.
Women Powering Peru’s Robust Economy
Peru is ranked as one of the best business environments for micro-lending and most of the clients are women.
Corruption in Peru:
Peruvian politics has been plagued by corruption, with the two likely candidates for president each being investigated for graft has it reached a new low?
Junking combis: Lima’s road to better transport
Every day the streets of the Peruvian capital of Lima get more choked with traffic. Millions of people rely on an informal network of privately-operated buses for transportation. But ‘combis’ and ‘cousters’ are being phased out to make way for more modern transportation.
Lima’s future with a dwindling water supply
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.
How to protect Lima’s ruins
Lima’s pre-hispanic ruins or ‘huacas’ under threat as the city expands