Regions / Latin America / Peru
Articles about Peru, ordered by date. 
‘Is this your fingerprint? Do you recognize it?’
Strange goings-on in the trial of indigenous protesters accused of killing police in Bagua. Roxana Olivera reports from the Peruvian Amazon.
Touch the earth
As reserves dwindle and demand balloons, resource companies are pushing into more remote regions and onto indigenous land. Jen Wilton tours seven hotspots where native people are demanding the right to decide what happens on their ancestral territory.
Let us prey
Vulture funds buy up ‘bad’ debt owed by countries in distress and aggressively sue for full payment, plus compound interest.
Indigenous organizations to sue Peru over Amazon gas project
David Hill reports on the legal move to protect isolated indigenous peoples at risk of ‘extermination’ by the country’s biggest ever hydrocarbons project.
Country Profile: Peru
Peru is said to be booming but the poor would never know it. Stephanie Boyd reports.
How do you sleep at night, Mr Davis?
Two dead, 100 injured – this is the way Swiss mining giant Xstrata does ‘community relations’ in Peru, while boss Mick Davis is in line for a $44 million bonus.
Peruvians rise up against the mines
The scale of indigenous-led protests against mining in southern Peru took most by surprise. Vanessa Baird on what led to such flare-ups.
Peru's dam busters
Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.
The ticking bomb
Peru’s rash of unlikely terrorists. Stephanie Boyd reports.
Food last!
Across the world, popular protest has demanded adequate food and fair prices. Stephanie Boyd reports from Cuzco in Peru.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Is this your fingerprint? Do you recognize it?’ | NGOs - Do they help? | December, 2014 |
| Touch the earth | Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth | March, 2014 |
| Let us prey | Debt - a global scam | July, 2013 |
| Indigenous organizations to sue Peru over Amazon gas project | The feral rich | January, 2013 |
| Country Profile: Peru | Internet showdown | December, 2012 |
| How do you sleep at night, Mr Davis? | Protection racket | June, 2012 |
| Positive stories this month | Time for a fair economy | March, 2012 |
| Peruvians rise up against the mines | Nature's defenders | October, 2011 |
| Peru's dam busters | Nature's defenders | October, 2011 |
| Hugo Blanco | Who's pushing politicians' buttons? | January, 2011 |
| The ticking bomb | Terror takeover | November, 2009 |
| Food last! | Crisis! Crisis! Food... Money... What next? | December, 2008 |
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