
An X-Ray of Peru’s Tinderbox
The Americas Quarterly Podcast
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Peru's Struggle Against Organized Crime and Societal Challenges
Exploring Peru's historical ties to cocaine production, mounting corruption in security forces, increasing extortion in Lima, and the threats posed by illegal mining and logging. The chapter sheds light on the country's vulnerabilities to international cocaine trafficking, challenges in mining industry governance, economic slowdown impacts on social mobility, and the significant trend of Peruvian emigration.
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