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Absent state will facilitate Amazon damage in Peru

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PERU

Deforestation is continuing apace, although at a slower rate than in neighbouring Brazil. State presence in much of the region is, at best, precarious, and indigenous peoples are…

Peru's humbled Humala faces stasis in last year

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PERU

Following a congressional vote on July 26, Luis Iberico, an opposition figure, will preside over Congress during Humala's final year in office. Hitherto, the ruling Gana Peru has…

Gold surge will boost Bolivian exports

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BOLIVIA

So far this year, gold sales to India have seen that country displace Brazil as Bolivia’s most important commercial partner. While providing employment for workers in the sector…

Colombia peace talks offer scope for organised crime

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COLOMBIA

The rising threat from BACRIM.

Fujimoristas will dominate new Congress in Peru

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PERU

The return of 'Fujimorismo'?

Informal and illegal gold mining to endure in Bolivia

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BOLIVIA

This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…