Dan Collyns
The Guardian
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‘We should treat it as a war’: Ecuador’s descent into drug gang violence
Successive governments have been unable to rein in violence as South American country became cocaine superhighway → Read More
Peru: former president Alejandro Toledo arrives to face corruption charges
Leader from 2001 to 2006 extradited from US after judge dismisses appeal → Read More
Ecuador’s criminal gangs bring death and mayhem amid political gridlock
Gunmen in speedboats, carnage in prisons … ‘We do not deny that we are in the worst moment of violence in the country,’ says defence minister as embattled president clings to office → Read More
Scientists discover pristine deep-sea Galápagos reef ‘teeming with life’
Diving to 600m, researchers find reefs full of octopus, lobster and fish, raising hopes for corals’ survival amid rising sea temperatures → Read More
Peru’s former presidential candidate sentenced for journalist’s murder
Daniel Urresti sent to jail for 12 years for his role in the 1988 killing of Hugo Bustíos at the height of the country’s civil conflict → Read More
Mayor closes museum of memories in battle over story of Peru’s violent past
Far-right mayor claimed Lima institution peddled false narrative of 1980-2000 conflict in which guerrillas and army killed 70,000 → Read More
Indigenous Peruvians condemn US ambassador’s visit to palm oil company
Indigenous communities condemned Lisa Kenny’s visit, claiming company is operating on illegally deforested land → Read More
First birds, now mammals: how H5N1 is killing thousands of sea lions in Peru
Avian flu has decimated the marine creatures on the country’s Pacific coastline and scientists fear it could be jumping from mammal to mammal → Read More
YouTuber recreates Rosalía show after singer’s tour skips Peru – and sells out
Ioanis Patsias plays pop star himself, replicating performance down to costume changes and dance numbers for 3,500 in Lima → Read More
Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders
Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014 → Read More
Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says
In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups → Read More
Peru’s deadly protests: what is happening and why are people so angry?
Protests erupted after the president, Pedro Castillo, was ousted in December after attempting to temporarily suspend congress → Read More
Peru calls on citizens to report ‘acts of terrorism’ on social media
Rights groups say the move is a threat to freedom of expression in a country currently facing deadly anti-government protests → Read More
Peru’s beleaguered president urges congress to bring 2024 elections forward
Dina Boluarte calls for vote to be held in December after weeks of anti-government protests since overthrow of former president → Read More
Police violently raid Lima university and shut Machu Picchu amid Peru unrest
Students say they were beaten and thrown out of dormitories as authorities crack down on protests against president → Read More
Rape survivor wins case against ‘cruel and inhumane’ state of Bolivia
An international court found that Brisa De Angulo, who was abused at 15, had her rights violated during the judicial process → Read More
Peru protesters fight running battles with police after thousands march in Lima
President Dina Boluarte vows to punish protesters as crowds continue to call for her resignation → Read More
‘It was a massacre’: fury and grief amid Peru’s worst political violence in years
Country reeling as police unleash deadly violence on Pedro Castillo’s supporters, ramping up anger and inciting more protests and blockades → Read More
‘She has let go of the past’: dance eases the trauma for Peru’s Shining Path survivors
Rebels tortured and murdered their people in the 80s and 90s. Now a women’s dance programme is helping survivors to heal and honour lost loved ones → Read More
Long-lost ancient mural rediscovered in northern Peru after more than a century
Student archaeologists unearth Huaca Pintada, described as ‘the most exciting and important find of recent years’ → Read More