Is the Cerro Rico on the verge of collapse?
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My interview with Ruth Buendia
Ruth Buendia, the woman who thwarted a plan to build massive hydroelectric dam which would have flooded her people’s land. The first Ashaninka woman leader and the well-deserved winner of an ‘environmental Oscar’ – a Goldman Environmental Prize, …and me..
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.
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.