Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean - Fishers who risk their lives

There are men on this planet who challenge death every day to feed their families. Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean, in the region of Huarmey in Peru, stand vertiginous cliffs. Men like Purunga must overcome them.

What’s fuelling public anger in Peru?

 

Protests calling for change have taken place since the former president was impeached and arrested.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Peru’s capital Lima for two days of anti-government protests.

They want President Dina Boluarte to resign and early elections be held.

Peru in dispute with oil company over massive spill | DW News

 

The government of Peru says an off-shore oil spill is twice as big as previously reported. It's now confirmed that 12,000 barrels of oil leaked into the sea two weeks ago at a refinery owned by the Spanish oil company Repsol. Peru's government has demanded compensation but Repsol says it was an act of nature.

Santa Claus delivers presents to children in Peru... via a fire ladder (video)

 

Ho, ho, ho? More like high, high, high! Watch this Santa Claus use a special way to deliver presents to children and families with Covid isolating at a hospital in Lima, Peru.

Dead Woman's Pass: A Ni Una Menos Story on the Inca Trail

An Indigenous woman embarks on a journey to Machu Picchu that will force her to confront horrors from her past.

An Indigenous woman embarks on a journey to Machu Picchu that will force her to confront horrors from her past.  

Maxi Manuttupa is a single mother in Cusco, Peru. Haunted by past traumas, she is anxious to find a safer home for her daughter. She decides to earn more money by becoming a porter.

Brazil: The Car Wash Scandal

We investigate a massive corruption scandal in Latin America involving some of its most prominent public figures.

Launched in early 2014, the operation was initially thought to be routine - one of a number of similar ongoing probes that the Brazilian Federal Police had on their books.

In this case, the targets were doleiros: black-market money dealers who used small businesses, such as petrol stations and car washes, to launder the profits of crime.

But it soon evolved into one of the biggest and most complex corruption investigations in South American history.

Is the media 'normalising' Donald Trump?

We examine the media's softening criticism of President Trump. Plus, Peru launches first Quechua-language news show.

The two faces of Trump

In the space of five days, Donald Trump presented two very different versions of himself to the American public and the media. How the media reacted to both told a tale of its own.

Contributors:
Callum Borchers, reporter, The Washington Post
Michael Calderone, senior media reporter, The Huffington Post
Barbie Zelizer, professor, author, former journalist
Hamid Dabashi, academic, Colombia University
Jeff Mason, white house correspondent, Reuters

Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation-(video)

Corruption and cover-ups: How the media cover Peru's elections; plus, war and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives.

Peru's election: Media, money and manipulation

Peruvians head to the polls this week in a presidential election that's been marred by allegations of money laundering and media manipulation. We analyse the coverage, Peru's powerful media conglomerates and the political battles playing out across the airwaves.

Talking us through the story are: Mirko Lauer, journalist, La Republica; Mayra Alban, former journalist, Las cosas como son, Panamericana TV; Miklos Lukacs, Esan Graduate School of Business; and Oscar Castilla, investigative journalist, Ojo Publico.