Peru | The World from PRX

December 25, 2017

On Sunday, the president of Peru pardoned the former leader Alberto Fujimori. Critics are calling it a quid pro quo.

Health & Medicine

Everyone in this small Peruvian town knew about the men who go blind by age 50. Then they found out why

The World

May 29, 2014

Updated

06/02/2014 - 11:30am

Parán is a small town in Peru where many men go blind. When they finally found out why, they began to blame themselves.

Dengue Dengue Dengue! Thumps, Asks You to Chill

March 13, 2014

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Arts, Culture & Media

Peru has a new love affair with its hairless dogs

The World

January 02, 2014

Peru's breed of hairless dogs almost died out. But now Peru claims these dogs as "cultural patrimony."

Arts, Culture & Media

A woman dodges rocks and Molotov cocktails to protect Peru's ancient sites

The World

October 28, 2013

What does it take to keep land traffickers from selling off your country's most treasured cultural sites? In Peru, it takes a fearless, cardigan-wearing historian.

Arts, Culture & Media

Peru makes book writing into a spectator sport and invites aspiring writers into combat

The World

September 30, 2013

In Peru, where it's hard to get a book contract, young writers put on wrestling masks and duke it out in the ring. But instead of wrestling, they're writing short stories, in front of an audience - on a clock.

Development & Education

Video: The Breast Club

The World

December 03, 2012

When Victoria Contreras was diagnosed with breast cancer, she felt frightened and isolated. She rediscovered hope and community at the Breast Club, a local support group in Lima, Peru.

Arts, Culture & Media

Who Owns Peru's Culture?

Studio 360

August 17, 2007

Ancient Pyramid Destroyed in Peru as Developers Eye Land

Peruvians are struggling to protect a 4,000-year-old archaeological site that is being threatened by real estate development.