AQ Top 5 China Success Stories: Eduardo Vargas
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A Peruvian honing his culinary legacy in Shanghai represents a small but mighty community of Latin American chefs in China.
Peru
As Her 2016 Rivals Face Investigations, Verónika Mendoza Sees a New Era for Peru
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The former presidential candidate spoke to AQ about Peru’s “historic opportunity” to fight corruption.
Fujimorismo’s Sudden Collapse Shakes Peru’s Politics
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The consequences of the Fujimori family’s rapid decline have yet to be fully felt.
Podcast: José Ugaz on Peru’s Anti-Corruption Wave and the Fate of Fujimorismo
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On this episode of “Deep South,” prominent Peruvian jurist José Ugaz discusses President Martín Vizcarra’s anti-corruption push and whether it will succeed.
In Peru, an Accidental President Moves Against Corruption
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President Martín Vizcarra’s decisive push for an anti-corruption referendum has taken many by surprise.
Why Peru’s Presidents Are Set Up to Fail
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s travails point to deeper problems within Peru’s democracy.
José Ugáz: Peru Inherited Institutional Weakness
For our latest print issue, we asked public officials, business leaders and everyday people what their country needs to combat corruption. Click here to see all the responses. The fact is that corruption is a historic, structural and systemic problem in Peru. It has existed since the country’s origins, as an inheritance from the colonizers who set … Read more
Impeachment, PPK and Peru’s Stunted Democracy
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Immature parties and political institutions have left Peru on the brink of crisis. A coming impeachment vote spells more trouble ahead.
AQ Top 5 Latin American Art Activists: Lucia Cuba
This article is adapted from AQ’s Top 5 list of Latin American art activists Correction appended below When Lady Gaga sat for a recent interview to promote her new perfume, the lines of text printed across her dress may have received more attention than the fragrance itself. The text was Article 6 of the Peruvian … Read more
18 en Latinoamérica: Navegando el apoyo – y las restricciones – de la iglesia
Read in English Es sábado por la tarde y Lesly está saludando amigos frente a un edificio de cuatro pisos en las afueras de Lima. Brazaletes de color turquesa cuelgan de sus dos muñecas mientras que saluda y charla. Un bombo retumba al fondo y un cantante prueba el micrófono, comenzando los ensayos para la … Read more
A Former President’s Detention Raised Few Eyebrows in Peru. What’s Going On?
LIMA – In most countries, the arrest of a former head of state on corruption allegations would trigger uproar. In Peru, the pre-trial detention of former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia has met with something of a collective shrug. The country has been here before. Recently. Of Humala’s three predecessors spanning … Read more
Peru’s Opposition Plays Hardball
This article has been updated. Correction appended below. Twelve months ago, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pulled off a major upset when he beat Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the jailed hard-right strongman Alberto Fujimori, in Peru’s presidential runoff. The septuagenarian centrist economist squeaked in by just 41,000 votes — out of a total of more than 17 … Read more
Latin America’s Trump Whisperer
The year was 1967, and worried presidents from across the Americas gathered at a hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay to discuss a region in crisis. The twin shocks of the Cuban revolution and the Vietnam War were sowing unrest throughout the hemisphere. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was in the mountains of Bolivia, trying to incite … Read more
AQ Top 5 Jóvenes Políticos: Verónika Mendoza
Read in English Verónika Mendoza había sido congresista en Perú por menos de un año cuando decidió alejarse del Partido Nacionalista Peruano que estaba entonces en el poder y que ella había ayudado a construir por casi una década. El entonces presidente Ollanta Humala había enviado a la policía a pueblos de los Andes para … Read more
