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AQ Podcast | A Surprising Case for Optimism in Peru
A former finance minister on how the country could make the most of high copper prices and new ports coming online soon
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Can Copper Prices and Nearshoring Restart Peru’s Economic Dynamism?
Politics has been a drag on this former regional growth star, and hasn’t improved. But global economic conditions have, writes a former finance minister.
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Peru’s Brewing Migration Storm
As Peru’s deeply unpopular Congress erodes democracy, its citizens are increasingly voting with their feet. Washington can prevent a bigger outflow.
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AQ Podcast: An X-Ray of Peru’s Tinderbox
A broad look at what’s behind political instability in Peru and what it means for the country’s democracy and the economy
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A Year After a Failed Coup, Peru Remains a Tinderbox
Multiple issues threaten the government’s fragile stability amid Congress’ entrenchment.
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AQ Podcast: Peru’s Perpetual Crisis
Peru is on its 6th president in six years, and now Dina Boluarte faces multiple challenges. Is there any end in sight to the country’s protracted political crisis?
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Peru’s Next Generation of Leaders Is Leaving
Amid political chaos and economic downturn, more young Peruvians are going and staying abroad, threatening the country’s future.
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This Peruvian Artist Is Turning Colonial History Upside-Down—Literally
Sandra Gamarra Heshiki’s inverted portraits challenge idealized notions of Peru’s history.
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What Caused Peru’s Economic Downfall?
Social cleavages have turned politics into a fight for spoils, draining the country’s productive potential, writes a former minister of economy and finance.
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In Lima, Money Can’t Save You from Loneliness in Old Age
A new novel follows seniors left behind in a changing city, as they prepare to make a final, radical decision.
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How Long Can Peru’s Economy Remain Resilient?
The extended political crisis is leading to more poverty, postponed investments and the risk of an even worse downturn.
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Who Gets to Map Latin America’s Natural World?
A Peruvian artist’s ghostly landscapes raise questions about objectivity and authority in documenting the region’s environment.
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Why Dina Boluarte Could Make it to 2026
The disorganization of Peru’s political class could keep the president in office until 2026.
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Is This Peru’s “Constitutional Moment”?
Lacking channels to institutional politics, the country’s unrest won’t necessarily lead to wide-reaching change seen elsewhere.
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Luke Skywalker Inspired Him As a Boy. Now, His Company Makes Low-Cost Prosthetics.
From Urubamba, Peru, Enzo Romero started LAT Bionics to put prostheses within reach for more people.