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☆ Peru families mourn protest dead after worst violence in decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] People react near the coffin of a person who died in violent clashes earlier this week, ignited by the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Juliaca, Peru January 11, 2023. The violence, a severe test for Peru's democracy, is the worst conflict since the late 1990s when the country was gripped by violence between rebel group Shining Path and the state, which left 69,000 people dead or missing over two decades. 'LISTENING TO ALL VOICES'On Wednesday a mission from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) met Boluarte, whose Cabinet survived a confidence vote by Congress on Tuesday, to assess the crisis. "We will be verifying the human rights situation, the idea is to hear from the broadest possible range of all voices," IACHR representative Edgar Stuardo Ralón told reporters. Peruvian police and armed forces have been accused by human rights groups of using deadly firearms and launching tear gas canisters from helicopters.

☆ Peru's mining south, rocked by violence, braces for 'endless battle'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The anger in the Andean south looks likely to harden, protest leaders told Reuters, a major risk to firms in the world's no. "This is an endless battle," said Edgar Chura, leader of the Puno Defense Front protest group before the Monday clashes, a view shared by other protest leaders who spoke with Reuters. Protest leaders, meanwhile, say that a government proposal to bring elections forward to April 2024 is not enough. Jose Luis Chapa, a protest leader and workers union official in Arequipa, said new elections must be held this year if the government wanted dialogue. "The agreement is not to talk with anyone from government, least of all Dina Boluarte," the mining region protest leader said, adding protests would be "staggered" around the south.

☆ In Peru, protests over Castillo's ouster resume with partial blockades
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Police stand guard at the airport after protesters invaded the runway following the ouster of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, in Ayacucho, Peru December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Angela PonceLIMA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Protests in Peru over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo, which left almost two dozen dead in December, resumed on Wednesday with blockades of some highways following a two-week pause. Peru saw a wave of protests last month after the impeachment and arrest of Castillo, which left 22 dead in clashes between demonstrators and the army and another six dead in accidents linked to the blockades. Castillo, who was in power for nearly 17 months, had tried to illegally dissolve Congress and reorganize the judiciary. "I call for peace, calm, and unity to boost the development of the homeland," she said in a speech.

☆ Conservative Peruvian groups march for peace ahead of fresh protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Demonstrators hold a giant national flag as they participate in a march asking for peace, after violent protests in the country, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 3, 2023. People dressed in white carried Peru's flag at the march, which was organized by conservative groups. Former President Castillo, a leftist who was previously a teacher, attempted to illegally dissolve Congress in early December and was subsequently ousted and detained. There are millions of us who want peace and just a few vandals," said Monica Sanchez at the march. The government issued a state of emergency when violent protests first erupted in December, sending security forces into protest areas.

PLANCHÓN, Peru—More than a decade ago, Leonardo Racua was one of the first people in Peru to agree to help preserve the Amazon rainforest in exchange for cash from the sale of carbon credits. He built a thatched-roof home in the country’s southern Madre de Dios state and harvested Brazil nuts that fall from massive trees deep in the jungle. It wasn’t until last year that Mr. Racua received an $8,000 payment, his first cash from the sale of carbon credits.

☆ Peru president Boluarte backs investigation into protest deaths
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LIMA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Thursday she will provide all the necessary resources to the prosecutor's office to investigate over two dozen deaths during protests that have rocked Peru following the ouster of her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Interior Minister Victor Rojas said in a conference alongside Boluarte on Thursday he had information that the protests could reignite on Jan. 4. Boluarte, who was vice president under Castillo, assumed the presidency earlier this month after Castillo was ousted and arrested for attempting illegally dissolve Congress. Another leftist bloc of Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela said days later it rejected "the political framework created by right-wing forces against Constitutional President Pedro Castillo." Castillo's family received asylum in Mexico, while Mexican authorities are in talks with Peru to offer Castillo political protection as well, Mexico has said.

☆ In 'Wildcat', Amazon fauna helps heal emotional wounds of war
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Rollo Ross | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Their triumphs and travails are at the heart of "Wildcat", a documentary filmed deep in the rainforest that premieres on Amazon's Prime Video on Friday. Then they get a call from a friend that an ocelot kitten was found by loggers and little Keanu helps Turner out of his grief. The documentary came about after Zwicker shot videos documenting Khan's upbringing, hoping it would help other conservationists return cats to the wild. Directors Trevor Frost and Melissa Lesh came on board to document the lives of Turner, Zwicker and their animals after receiving Keanu. With proceeds from the reported $20 million Amazon Studios paid for the documentary, Zwicker is building up her conservation program Hoja Nueva, while Turner has set up his own charity, Emerald Arch.

☆ ‘Wildcat’ Review: Finding Peace With Predators
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The documentary “Wildcat” is about wildlife conservation the way Ernest Hemingway ’s “Big Two-Hearted River” was about fly-fishing. Both are, instead, about the balm of nature on the wounds of war. Directed by Melissa Lesh and Trevor Beck Frost , “Wildcat” is not a short story. It’s not: The story of Ms. Zwicker and her abusive, alcoholic but lovable father is not just background. It establishes her in the not-uncommon position of being a woman who thinks she can save a tormented man.

☆ Ousted Peruvian President Castillo calls his detention 'political revenge'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Peru's President Pedro Castillo addresses the audience during the opening of the VII Ministerial Summit on Government and Digital Transformation of the Americas, in Lima, Peru November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaLIMA, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, who is being held for 18 months in pre-trial detention after attempting to illegally dissolve Congress, said on Wednesday he was a victim of "political revenge" by his adversaries. "This unjust pre-trial detention... has only served to polarize our country," an unshaven Castillo said to the appeals court in a video stream. Dina Boluarte, who served as vice president under Castillo, was sworn in as the new president the same day. "I have never committed a crime of rebellion, I have not taken up arms, nor have I called anyone to take up arms," Castillo said.

LA PAZ/SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Bolivian police on Wednesday detained Luis Fernando Camacho, the governor of Santa Cruz and a prominent opposition leader, the latest sign of political tensions in a region that saw the arrest of a president in neighboring Peru earlier this month. Authorities have not said why Camacho was arrested but he recently helped lead weeks of protests that blocked streets and halted trade in Santa Cruz. Camacho was taken to a local airport to be flown to La Paz, local media reported. "The operation to kidnap the governor was carried out in the streets near his home, as he was returning from his duties," the Santa Cruz government said in a statement. Opposition Senator Erik Moron said in a video that he had been taken by helicopter to an unknown location.

This year brought a fascinating and eclectic number of books by Latino authors to store shelves and online selections, spanning different genres and earning high praise from readers and reviewers alike. Below is our list of 10 very distinctive works by U.S. Latino authors. The compelling novel has been recognized as one of the top 10 books of 2022 by The New York Times and The Washington Post and as one of the best books of 2022 by Time, NPR, Vogue, Oprah Daily and others. Although Villanueva's life took a different turn, many of his followers and their children, known as "Inca Jews," are still in Israel. She writes about how an abortion saved her life and candidly details her experiences dealing with suicidal thoughts and depression.

☆ Caught in the crossfire, Peru protest deaths keep anger burning
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Alexander Villegas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The protests, the worst in years even in tumultuous Peru, have seen 22 people killed, the youngest just 15. The deaths threaten to keep anger fired up despite a lull in violence over the festive period in the heavily Catholic country. A security camera near the airport shows protesters invading the runway around 2 p.m., some throwing rocks and burning tires while troops gathered. The deaths have become a lightning rod for anger in poor Andean and Amazonian areas, when many feel overlooked despite local oil and copper wealth. She said the deaths would spur more anger as people looked to find someone to hold accountable.

☆ Peru ex-ministers recount Castillo's bombshell final day
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

By the evening, he was in jail, where he remains - arrested over charges of "rebellion" - and Peru had a new president. Even for politically volatile Peru, it was a dramatic and tense day that has led to deadly protests by Castillo supporters. For Salas, the speech was the final nail in Castillo's political coffin. In the wake of the speech, Castillo's economy minister also resigned, joining the chorus calling his actions a "coup". 'WE WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED'According to Salas and Roberto Sanchez, Castillo's then trade minister, Castillo made the speech seeking to dismiss Congress from his presidential offices.

☆ 'Fat One' lottery spreads Christmas cash and joy across Spain
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The top prize, known as "El Gordo" (The Fat One), rewarded many winners across several regions, as the same number was sold multiple times. As Spain, like other European countries, faces a cost-of-living crisis and stagnating wages, the Christmas lottery draw has taken on added significance. Commotion erupted in the theatre when Perla, a Peruvian-born unemployed mother of two sitting in the theatre, realised she had a winning El Gordo number in her hand. [1/5] People celebrate winning numbers in Spain's Christmas lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One), in Madrid, Spain December 22, 2022. The best-selling ticket, dubbed "decimo" (tenth), costs 20 euros and its holders can earn 10% of the prize money awarded.

☆ Peru orders Mexico’s ambassador to leave country in latest escalation of tensions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

MEXICO CITY/LIMA — Peru declared Mexico’s ambassador to Lima “persona non grata” and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru’s foreign minister announced, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president. The abrupt order, a severe measure in the world of diplomacy, gives Mexico’s envoy to the South American country just 72 hours to exit. Speaking at a news conference earlier in the day, Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, said the government was negotiating safe passage for the family of Castillo, who were inside Mexico’s Embassy in Lima. Ana Cecilia Gervasi, Peru’s foreign minister, announced later on Tuesday that safe passage for Castillo’s wife and the couple’s two children had been formally approved. Also on Tuesday, a Peruvian court struck down a request from prosecutors to prohibit Paredes from leaving the country.

☆ Peru's defense minister named PM in Cabinet shuffle after protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Peru's President Dina Boluarte, who took office after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was ousted, poses for a family picture with members of her new Cabinet, in Lima, Peru, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaLIMA/MEXICO CITY Dec 21 (Reuters) - Peru's President Dina Boluarte promoted the country's defense chief to the prime minister's job as part of a shuffle of her 11-day-old Cabinet on Wednesday, a move that followed protests this month that have left roughly two dozen people dead. Alberto Otarola, a lawyer who had been the Andean nation's defense minister, was named prime minister, and four others entered the Cabinet. That move followed Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's public support for Castillo. Earlier, members of Castillo's family landed in Mexico City after being granted political asylum.

☆ Mexico Grants Asylum to Family of Peru’s Jailed Former President
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Ryan Dube | Juan Montes | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lilia Paredes, the wife of the ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, has been targeted by prosecutors in corruption investigations. LIMA, Peru—Mexico said Tuesday it has granted asylum to family of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, the jailed leader whose attempt to dissolve Congress threw this Andean country into a political crisis during which more than two dozen people have died in protests. The government of Mexican President Andres Andrés Manuel López Obrador , an ally of Mr. Castillo, said relatives of the former Peruvian president were given asylum after entering Mexico’s Embassy in the Peruvian capital, Lima. Mexico is now negotiating safe-passage for the family to Mexico, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday.

☆ Researchers discover over 100 new ancient designs in Peru’s Nazca lines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru’s ancient Nazca plain and surrounding areas could bring new information to light about the mysterious pre-Columbian artworks that have intrigued scientists and visitors for decades. Jorge Olano, head archaeologist for the Nazca Lines research program, said the new figures averaged between two and six meters (6.56 to 19.7 feet) in length. The purpose of the Nazca lines, which could only be seen from the air, remain a mystery. The figures, iconic vestiges of Peru’s rich history, are about a three-hour drive from the capital Lima. Yamagata University said the research will be used in artificial intelligence-based surveys to help inform the lines’ preservation.

REUTERS/Liz TasaMEXICO CITY/LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Peru declared Mexico's ambassador to Lima "persona non grata" and ordered him to leave the country on Tuesday, Peru's foreign minister announced, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations after Peru ousted Pedro Castillo as president. The abrupt order, a severe measure in the world of diplomacy, gives Mexico's envoy to the South American country just 72 hours to exit. Mexico's foreign minister took to Twitter on Tuesday night to blast Monroy's expulsion, deriding it as "unjustified and reprehensible." Speaking at a news conference earlier in the day, Mexican Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, said the government was negotiating safe passage for the family of Castillo, who were inside Mexico's Embassy in Lima. Ana Cecilia Gervasi, Peru's foreign minister, announced later on Tuesday that safe passage for Castillo's wife and the couple's two children had been formally approved.

☆ Peruvian electoral jury gives provisional OK for late 2023 elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Lawmakers meet to vote on a new date for a presidential election, seeking to calm protests following the ouster of Peru's former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru December 20, 2022. Peru Congress/Handout via REUTERSLIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The head of Peru's electoral jury on Tuesday gave Congress the provisional green light to bring forward a general election to the end of 2023, amid deadly protests over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo. Considering the "social urgency", Salas said primary elections could be sacrificed in order to hold a new presidential vote in December 2023. Protesters are demanding immediate elections and the closure of Congress, while some also call for Castillo's release and Boluarte to resign. Earlier on Tuesday, Mexico said it had granted asylum to the family of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo and that it was negotiating their safe passage from Mexico's embassy in Lima.

☆ Researchers find new biomorphs hidden within Peru's mysterious Nazca lines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Japanese researchers and Peruvian archeologists have discovered new geoglyphs in the Nazca lines. A general view shows one of the Nazca lines images found in the Nazca plain as part of research led by Peruvian and Japanese researchers from Yamagata University. A general view shows one of the Nazca lines images found in the Nazca plain as part of research led by Peruvian and Japanese researchers from Yamagata University. A general view shows one of the Nazca lines images found in the Nazca plain as part of research led by Peruvian and Japanese researchers from Yamagata University. A general view shows one of the Nazca lines images found in the Nazca plain as part of research led by Peruvian and Japanese researchers from Yamagata University.

☆ Peru president says she will replace prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LIMA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who has said she is leading a transitional government, will replace the prime minister as part of a reshuffling of her cabinet, she told a local news channel Sunday. The cabinet changes will take place Monday and Tuesday, she said. Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Kylie Madry; Editing by Christopher CushingOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Researchers discover over 100 new ancient designs in Peru's Nazca lines
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Carlos Valdez | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jorge Olano, head archaeologist for the Nazca Lines research program, said the new figures averaged between two and six meters (6.56 to 19.7 feet) in length. The purpose of the Nazca lines, which could only be seen from the air, remain a mystery. This month's findings, however, are smaller and can be seen from the ground, Masato Sakai, a professor from Yamagata University who led the study, told Reuters. The figures, iconic vestiges of Peru's rich history, are about a three-hour drive from the capital Lima. Yamagata University said the research will be used in artificial intelligence-based surveys to help inform the lines' preservation.

☆ Peru's president to replace prime minister in Cabinet shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Marco Aquino | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Summary Prime Minister Angulo out after only 1 weekCabinet reshuffling follows 2 ministers quittingMinisters quit after protestors killedLIMA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who is leading a transitional government following the ouster of her predecessor, will replace the prime minister as part of a reshuffling of her Cabinet, she said on Sunday. Boluarte was vice president until earlier this month when her predecessor, former President Pedro Castillo, was removed from office and then detained after illegally trying to dissolve Congress. She did not hint at a possible replacement for Pedro Angulo, who had been prime minister for just a week. Boluarte also added that the new Cabinet, which will work with the opposition-led Congress, will be "a little more political." Former President Castillo frequently butted heads with Congress, which held two unsuccessful impeachment trials against him.

Huaman is one of Peru's "forgotten" people, marginalized, rural groups Castillo tried to represent - often falling short - whose anger has been fired up by his arrest, threatening to derail a fragile new government and a reviled Congress. Many of the protesters - some Castillo supporters and others simply angry - said they felt ignored by political leaders. The military says protesters, most in Peru's Andean south, have used homemade weapons and explosives. A political rookie, he had won support with pledges to reform the constitution, redistribute huge copper riches and empower marginalized indigenous groups. Outside the Lima jail, Katherine Asto had come to support Castillo wearing a white hat with a slogan making her feelings clear: "Shut down Congress, it's a nest of rats".

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