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Latin America | Peru | Activism

Peruvian Farmer Wins Monumental Battle Against U.S. Mining Giant

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Acuña’s inspiring story is proof that activists’ efforts do matter, and that even the world’s largest companies will be held to account. Peruvian activists knew they were entering a David-and-Goliath battle when they decided to shut down the creation of a $5 billion open-caste gold and copper mine next to a pristine lake, but they have so far succeeded. However, much of the community’s success in this endeavor can be credited to Maxima Acuña, a farmer who owns a 60-acre plot of land on the exact site where the giant Newmont Mining Corporation desires to dig. Earlier this yea
Latin America | Peru | Economy

Vice President: Peru women entrepreneur efforts highlighted

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Peru has registered the highest rate of women entrepreneurs which exceeds 40%, Peru’s Vice President Marisol Espinoza affirmed at the International Conference for Women Leaders held in the city of Haifa (Israel). Espinoza indicated that women have been safeguarding biodiversity since Pre-Incan times, which nowadays serves as the base for Peruvian exports. "Andean women have safeguarded the over 3,000 potato varieties harvested in the Andean zone, nowadays exported as potato chips," she told. The Peruvian official also reminded how women helped preserve white cocoa seeds in Northern
Latin America | Peru | Activism

Peru urges Latin America to empower women and girls

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Peru exhorted Latin American countries to work on equity and empowerment of women and girls, after explaining that gender equality is a basic tenet of human rights. Speaking at the Fifty-second meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Peru’s Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations (Mimp) Marcela Huaita  acknowledged the importance of “guaranteeing equality, non-discrimination and inclusion of everyone at all levels.” She pointed out that it is quite important to "recognize
Latin America | Peru | Economy

The Women of Peru’s Illegal Gold Mines

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In Peru, illegal gold mines three miles above sea level provide dangerous, unregulated employment for residents the town of La Rinconada. Here the weather regularly dips below freezing, and the whole area has limited plumbing and sanitation. Long-held superstitions mean women are not permitted to work in the mines. Instead they're forced to scavenge for leftover gold in the waste being removed from the site. They're known as the Daughters of Awichita, or pallaqueras, named after the god who keeps the miners protected. Peruvian photographer Omar Lucas travelled to La Rinconada to spend time
Latin America | Peru | Corruption

Peruvian women haunted by forced sterilisation seek state apology

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Government health workers spent hours going from door to door to coax, cajole and bully women in a farming community in Peru's highlands to come with them for free medical treatment. Esperanza Huayama, then three months pregnant, was one of scores of women who clambered onto buses that morning 20 years ago for the three-hour ride to a clinic. Lying in a hospital bed, Huayama soon realised something was wrong - but it was too late. Moments later doctors administered anaesthetic and when she woke up, Huayama had been sterilised - victim of a birth control campaign targeting mostly indig
Latin America | Peru | Science

Peruvian invents drone to measure air contamination

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Young Peruvian engineer, Monica Abarca, recently won the Global Impact Competition for her creation of a drone that detects air contamination. “The drone was designed from scratch as part of my thesis,” Monica said. “Its mission is to measure contamination (through gas and particle sensors) and radioactivity.” Monica explained that drones could replace stationary facilities at mines used to measure contamination. They would cover a greater distance, detect air quality faster and more effectively, as a way to protect nearby villages.
Latin America | Peru | Corruption

Peruvian Prime Minister Ana Jara Velasquez Resigns Following Espionage Scandal

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Peruvian Prime Minister Ana Jara Velasquez will resign her post after the Peruvian congress censured her over her handling of an espionage scandal. Without control of congress, the ruling coalition could not save the embattled politician. The Peruvian congress censured Prime Minister Jara on Monday following a no confidence vote, according to the BBC. As per the Peruvian constitution, she must now resign and a new prime minister must be chosen. The prime minister's troubles began earlier in March when the magazine Correo Semanal published an article in which it claimed the country's Inte
Latin America | Peru

Peru’s Prime Minister Ana Jara Fires Senior Intelligence Officials

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Peru’s Prime Minister Ana Jara has removed the head of the National Intelligence Service and other high-level officials, as allegations widened that the spy agency had for years gathered information on a broad range of well-known people in the country. Ms. Jara told Congress on Friday that intelligence agents allegedly compiled information about cabinet ministers, wealthy business leaders, opposition politicians, members of President Ollanta Humala’s family, journalists and others, including Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. The firings come as weekly magazine Correo Semanal on Thur
Latin America | Peru | Business

Peru’s women are breaking the code

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Dozens of young women are zealously tapping away at laptops for a four-month primer in software development. Hailing from the underprivileged margins of Lima, the 35 students in the class - all female - are taught JavaScript, CSS, and English-language programming terminology for a fee of $16 a month. This year, it expects to teach about 100 young women whose average age is 20. Though less than a year old, La Laboratoria has already wooed more than $150,000 in grants from sponsors such as Google and telecom firm Telefonica. Peru's tech sector, which has been expanding between 10 and 15 p

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