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Photo Essay: The Melting Glaciers Releasing Heavy Metals
High in Peru’s Andes, communities and scientists are racing against time to mitigate one more calamity wrought by climate change.
The Future of Venezuela’s Diaspora
Recent surveys of migrant communities in Colombia and Peru provide rare insights into the largest exodus in Latin American history.
A New Stage in the Race to Develop Latin America’s Ports
A year after AQ’s report on port infrastructure, Chile’s far south has hit a few roadblocks as investment interest continues.
AQ Podcast | How Organized Crime Is Evolving in Latin America: 2025 Edition
While homicide rates are stable, criminals are getting an influx of cash from cocaine, gold mining and human trafficking.
Peru: A 2025 Snapshot
AQ tracks political and economic trends to watch and key indicators in 2025.
AQ Podcast | Chancay Port and the China-U.S. Battle in Latin America
A former finance minister brings a big-picture perspective on what the Chancay port really means for Latin America.
Peru’s 1990s Chaos, Seen Through One Family’s Struggles to Reconnect
Klaudia Reynicke’s film reveals the intimate consequences of social upheaval.
Peru’s Anti-Law Enforcement Turn Is a Threat to Regional Stability
International pressure can stop Peru’s Congress from further dismantling the state’s crime-fighting capacities.
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
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.
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.
AQ Podcast | The Shifting Sands of Organized Crime in Latin America
An overview of how homicide and other crimes are evolving in the region
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
A Year After a Failed Coup, Peru Remains a Tinderbox
Multiple issues threaten the government’s fragile stability amid Congress’ entrenchment.
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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