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'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, the Kakataibo Indigenous Guard patrols their ancestral land armed with spears, machetes and a drone — risking their lives to keep cocaine producers out of the forest.
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Fighting Drug Traffickers Deep in the Peruvian Amazon
Isolated indigenous tribes deep in the Amazon rainforests of Peru are seeing the crop used to make cocaine spread into their lands from drug traffickers seeking more territory for cultivation. With the incursion comes deforestation and violence. We go to the rainforest and meet the self-defense force patrolling the jungle to stop the destruction.
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On the frontlines of Peru's forgotten cocaine war
The Trump administration's goals to crack down on drug trafficking may be at odds with cuts to aid programs meant to fight coca at its source in the Amazon
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Peru's president declares state of emergency after weeks of anti-government protests
Peru's interim president has declared a state of emergency in Lima because of crime, but many believe it's meant to curb weeks of anti-government protests.
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A self-driving car startup is taking on the streets of Lima
In Lima, a city known for some of the world's wildest traffic, a Peruvian startup is testing driverless cars.
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Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant
A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company's emissions had contributed to glacial melt threatening his Andean hometown.
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A Peruvian farmer in the Andes is challenging a European energy giant
High in the Andes, a Peruvian farmer challenges a European energy giant as a German court nears a landmark climate ruling.
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Peruvian farmer goes head to head with German energy giant in climate test case
A Peruvian farmer is going head to head with German energy giant in a climate law test case.
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Surfing and ceviche in Peru
December in Peru means surf and ceviche, as our reporter catches some breaks on the beaches outside Lima.
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Trump's threatened tariffs could push Latin American economies closer to China
President Biden and China's President Xi held their last face-to-face meeting at a trade summit in Peru. But President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs could push the region into Beijing's arms.
