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.
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.
AQ Podcast: Guatemala’s Suspiciously Status Quo Election
Central America’s largest country is struggling with inequality, crime and threats to democracy. Then why do leading candidates in upcoming elections sound similar to the incumbent?
AQ Podcast | Bukelismo Rising: Security Versus Freedom In Latin America
HRW’s Tamara Taraciuk Broner on why many in the region see El Salvador’s hard line as a model to emulate, and how to counter this trend.
Why Dina Boluarte Could Make it to 2026
The disorganization of Peru’s political class could keep the president in office until 2026.
AQ Podcast: How Organized Crime Is Changing In Latin America
An overview of the security landscape in the region, including how organized crime is pushing into previously calm countries
AQ Podcast: Ways Forward for the Amazon
A Brazilian security and development expert on political challenges ahead for the region, but also responsible investment opportunities.
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.
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.
AQ Podcast: Peru’s Crossroads
A former finance minister argues for a middle ground as the crisis endures.
A Way Forward for Peru
Closing social gaps is the only way out of constant crisis, writes a former finance minister.
At Peru Protests’ Epicenter, Rage—And a Sense of Betrayal
Stumbles by the new government are aggravating unrest in rural areas and providing opportunity for future authoritarians.
After Pedro Castillo, What’s Next for Peru?
President Dina Boluarte will confront a familiar set of problems: a hostile Congress and pressing socio-economic challenges.
REACTION: Peru’s Castillo Arrested After Failed Self-Coup; What’s Next?
Dina Boluarte is the new president of Peru, after Castillo’s impeachment.
Pedro Castillo Still Has a Few Cards to Play
Congress is as determined as ever to remove Peru’s president, but Castillo has a few things working in his favor.