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Peru: reversing the brain drain

Apr 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Peru: reversing the brain drain

How Peru is bringing brains back home.

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Venezuelan opposition leader speaks

Mar 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Venezuelan opposition leader speaks

Maria Corina Machado says the Venezuelan government can’t sack her.

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3D archaeology protects Lima’s history

Mar 24, 2014 | Comments Off on 3D archaeology protects Lima’s history

How archaeologists are using drones to protect Lima’s pre-Colombian ruins.

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Counting African-Peruvians

Mar 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Counting African-Peruvians

Peru’s counting its citizens of African descent to include them, and empower them.

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Does Peru’s First Lady wield too much power?

Feb 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Does Peru’s First Lady wield too much power?

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Forced sterilisations in Peru

Feb 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Forced sterilisations in Peru

More than 2,000 Peruvian women say they were sterilised against their will in the late 1990s. They are still demanding justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-QSCWl9C8

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Will Peru’s New Gas Project Hurt Indigenous Tribes?

Feb 12, 2014 | Comments Off on Will Peru’s New Gas Project Hurt Indigenous Tribes?

The government of Peru is going ahead with the expansion of a controversial gas project in an Amazonian reserve for indigenous people.

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Peru: Illegal gold fuels greenhouse gas emissions

Feb 9, 2014 | Comments Off on Peru: Illegal gold fuels greenhouse gas emissions

The 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.

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How many Peruvians are African Peruvians?

Feb 6, 2014 | Comments Off on How many Peruvians are African Peruvians?

Peru’s first ever survey of its African-descended population hopes to get the statistics needed to improve their opportunities.

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Women Powering Peru’s Robust Economy

Feb 5, 2014 | Comments Off on 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.

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