...nd the adoption of the culture of their ancient masters… Perhaps there is no realistic way to integrate our societies other than asking the Indians to pay that price…” - Mario Vargas Llosa The debate over linguistic policy in Peru is as old as the conquest. In the 16th century, the Spanish used language to control the indigenous population by limiting its political participation. Making Spanish the official language of the government prevented in...
...sential in recreating community bonds that violence and hatred had dissolved. In order to root the discussion in a particular context, Hite focused extensively on “El ojo que llora” (“The eye that cries”), a memorial in Lima, Peru, that was erected to commemorate the victims of guerrilla warfare and authoritarianism that haunted Peru throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. The memorial features a sculptural representation of Pachamama (the revered...
...of voters and that a single, “right” solution should also be sold across the globe. As former Sawyer Miller consultant Marc McKinnon mentioned, “The things that drive elections are the same in Nebraska as they are in Ghana.” Peruvian politician Miguel Cruchaga would disagree. “One thing is Britain and another thing is Peru,” he said. “Bring a British comedian to Peru and see if he can make anyone laugh here – it doesn’t work that way.” Can cultu...
...right-wing dictators instituted right-wing economic reforms, opening up markets to foreign investment and insuring the stability necessary to economic growth. Was the economic gain worth it? The regime of Alberto Fujimori in Peru is a good example of this predicament. Although his brutal repression of dissent ultimately landed him a lengthy prison sentence, many Peruvians still view his rule in the 1990s as a time of prosperity and progress. Per...
...citizens of 21 different countries, and the results were resoundingly pro-Obama. Of every country polled, just one nation expressed a preference for Mr. Romney to take the presidency: Pakistan. Everywhere else, from China to Peru to India to Panama, Obama was the clear favorite. In western Europe, support for Obama was extremely high: over 60% of British and Germans favored Obama, as did over 70% of the French. However, the BBC poll was conducte...
...had to do with a the radical new proposal for a mega free trade area—the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP). The potential seems limitless: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, and the United States have already engaged in negotiations. At the APEC Summit, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made the stunning announcement that Japan would also take a seat at the negotiating table. It is al...
...representing tens of thousands of people. Due to their very nature, protection for these groups – or “uncontacted peoples” – is often limited. Due to the paramilitary presence in parts of Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru, the ability of these countries to provide proper surveillance and protection of these groups in severely curtailed. Last year, a tribe was completely annihilated by Peruvian drug traffickers seeking to establish a path...
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