Mar 29 In Peru, Life for the Life-Givers By Ray Suarez When you're in a four-wheel drive vehicle threading its way through rocky mountain passes in the Andes, it's hard to imagine getting around any other way. But people do. Our driver slows on a narrow curve to make way for… Continue reading
Mar 25 Peru Weighs Low Cost Options to Tackle Deadly Cervical Cancer By Talea Miller Cervical cancer is one of the main causes of death for women in Peru, where screening for the disease is sporadic. Now, health workers are considering low-tech and low-cost options that could make a difference in poor rural areas. Continue reading
Mar 18 Preview: Peru Profits From Resources, Geography By Talea Miller Ray Suarez recently traveled to Peru for a series of reports that will examine the country's health issues as well its economy -- including its evolution from a widely erratic marketplace with a devalued currency to a more… Continue reading
Mar 16 Peru: Growth in a Time of Recession By Ray Suarez Old Peru: bloated state sector, runaway borrowing, hyperinflation, presided over by President Alan Garcia. New Peru: trimmed-down state sector, privatization, solid currency, presided over by President Alan Garcia. Peru was once a stereotypical victim of multiple Latin American diseases. Poorly… Continue reading
Mar 08 Ray Suarez: Peru Making Gains Despite Global Economic Crisis By Talea Miller Just back from a reporting trip to Peru, Ray Suarez sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to share his observations of the South American country, which is experiencing economic growth despite the global recession. He previews his upcoming series on Peru's… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch News Wrap: Davos Meeting Focuses on Big Banks In other news, reigning in big banks led the agenda at the annual economic forum in Davos, Switzerland, while in London world leaders met to map out a strategy for fighting extremism in Yemen. Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch News Wrap: Passenger Allegedly Tries to Set Off Bomb on Flight to Detroit In other news, a passenger allegedly tried to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight today as it landed in Detroit, police in Pakistan said they plan to charge five American Muslims with violating anti-terror laws, and a Christmas Eve… Continue watching
Aug 21 Peru Land Dispute Mobilizes Indigenous Effort By News Desk A dispute over oil and logging development in the Peruvian Amazon, which at times has erupted into violent protests, has also spurred an organization of indigenous Amazonian communities not previously seen in Peruvian politics. Continue reading
Aug 16 Rescuers Search for Victims of Peru Earthquake By PBS News Hour Rescuers in Peru scrambled Thursday to reach victims of a magnitude-8.0 earthquake and powerful aftershocks that officials said killed at least 450 people and injured hundreds more. Continue reading
Mar 21 Bush Peru Trip on Despite Deadly Bombing A powerful car bomb exploded outside the U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru Wednesday night, killing nine people and injuring dozens. Continue reading