Council on Foreign Relations

Peru Is About to Elect Its Ninth President in a Decade. What Happened to the Other Eight?

Peru is South America’s most politically unstable country, having cycled through eight presidents in the last decade. Here’s a rundown of Peru’s recent leaders.
Yahoo

Peru's Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold mining that is contaminating their water and food with toxic ...
The New York Times

36 Hours in Lima, Peru

Bianca Padró Ocasio is a freelance journalist from Puerto Rico who has made Lima, Peru, her home. Sept. 12, 2024 Peru’s capital, with dramatic cliffs that separate its high-rises and colonial architecture from the sea, gets overlooked by travelers ...
Panda

Peru about to reach a million hectares of certified forests

Peru is the fourth country in extension of tropical forests and the second in Amazon forests. • It is the fourth country in extension of tropical forests and the second in Amazon forests. • Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs take the Peruvian ...