NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political analyst Andrea Moncada about Peru's botched coup and what it means for democracy in the South American nation. Thousands of miles away from Germany ...

Peru has undergone “wrenching political U-turns” for decades, transitioning between military rule, democracy and authoritarianism — with little chance for political parties to evolve and ...

Peru, the world's No.2 copper producer and for years one of Latin America's fastest growing economies, has seen a series of presidents ousted from office or imprisoned on allegations of corruption ...

In December — as the political crisis got underway — the number of foreigners arriving in Peru had already fallen to the lowest level since 2009, aside from the two years lost to COVID-19.

As Peru careers from one political crisis to another, the country has exploded in protest, with at least seven dead in the last week and the smoke of fires and tear gas hanging over city streets ...

Pedro Castillo, Peru’s president, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Photographer: Angela Ponce/Bloomberg Gift this article ...

MONCADA: I believe that we can pinpoint this current cycle of political instability to 2016. So that was the year in which Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a right-wing politician, was elected to the ...

Understanding Peru's political turmoil Published December 11, 2022 at 5:20 PM EST Listen • 6:12 ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with political analyst Andrea Moncada about Peru's botched coup and what it means for democracy in the South American nation.