Peru’s Castillo accused of rebellion, as new President takes helm
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo faced a first court hearing on Thursday over his arrest on rebellion charges, as his successor issued her first pronouncements from the presidential palace after a day of high drama that shocked the region. Castillo’s swift fall from power on Wednesday came after congressional lawmakers voted overwhelming to […]
In Peru’s slums, chicken off the menu as soup kitchens struggle with inflation
Lima, PeruReuters In the hilly slums of Peruvian capital Lima, soup kitchens struggle to feed some of the Andean nation’s poorest and most vulnerable residents, cutting proteins and loading up on carbohydrates, as food prices soar. “The rise in prices is huge,” said Jenifer Mondalgo, president of the soup kitchen association in the Pamplona Alta […]