'They say we're not Peruvian': Protester deaths highlight Peru's deep historical divisions

[Judi Lynn]

By Claudia Rebaza and Jack Guy, CNN
Published 12:04 AM EST, Fri March 10, 2023

CNN
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After years of relative economic prosperity and hope for the future, Peru has been shaken by months of social unrest and political instability that seem to have no end.

Thousands of protesters continue to take the streets in Lima and in the south of the country, particularly in Puno where citizens are outraged by decades of marginalization, inequality, allegations of corruption, and stagnating living standards.

Peru’s latest protest wave has seen at least 66 people killed, in a brutal series of deaths that highlight the country’s deep divisions dating back to colonial times.

Although there have been protests across the country, the vast majority of deaths were among demonstrators in southern Peru, where indigenous Aymara and Quechua people maintain their own languages and cultural traditions, as well as a sense of separation from people in urban areas of coastal Peru, particularly the capital city, Lima.

More:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/10/americas/peru-protester-deaths-historical-divisions-intl

(It's their country, no matter what the murderous, thieving, greedy descendants of the first monsters say.)

[Easterncedar]

1. That article explained the situation well for me

Thanks, I needed that!