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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.
Arts, Culture & Media
Peru makes book writing into a spectator sport and invites aspiring writers into combat
PRI's 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.
Arts, Culture & Media
A woman dodges rocks and Molotov cocktails to protect Peru's ancient sites
PRI's 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.
Development & Education
Video: The Breast Club
PRI's 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
Peru has a new love affair with its hairless dogs
PRI's The World
January 02, 2014
Peru's breed of hairless dogs almost died out. But now Peru claims these dogs as "cultural patrimony."
Dengue Dengue Dengue! Thumps, Asks You to Chill
March 13, 2014
Vice’s Thump is a rapidly expanding brand name in electronic music journalism. Charged with covering the incredibly diverse electronica scene with the same cooler-than swagger of its parent organization, Thump’s search for the scuzziest, droniest and weirdest electronic music out ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/17254/dengue-dengue-dengue-thumps-asks-you-to-chill/"> Read more »</a>
Health & Medicine
Everyone in this small Peruvian town knew about the men who go blind by age 50. Then they found out why
PRI's The World
May 29, 2014
Updated
Parán is a small town in Peru where many men go blind. When they finally found out why, they began to blame themselves.
Global Politics
Family ties and a presidential pardon — it's a 'Greek tragedy' playing out in Peru
PRI's The World
December 25, 2017
On Sunday, the president of Peru pardoned the former leader Alberto Fujimori. Critics are calling it a quid pro quo.
Arts, Culture & Media
Who Owns Peru's Culture?
Studio 360
August 17, 2007