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Reporting for this story was supported by the Dom Phillips Grant of the Rainforest Journalism Fund in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center. IQUITOS, Peru — On the Peruvian side of the Yavarí River, overlooking the lush Brazilian shore, a weary Matsés man deletes the latest anonymous threat he received on his cellphone. He thought he […]
The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century AD up until its conquest by the Spanish.
Violence against Peru’s indigenous communities surges as drug traffickers move in Issued on: 08/05/2021 - 09:16 Herlín Odicio (president of the Cacataibo native communities’ federation) and Berlín Diques (president of Orau) © Herlín Odicio/ Luis Miranda and Berlín Diques Text by: Olivia Bizot 10 min Nine indigenous leaders in Peru’s central Amazon have been murdered in the past year and many more have received death threats as their ancestral land is seized by drug traffickers. ...
Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade The Santa Martha Indigenous territory is one of the nine Indigenous Cacataibo communities between Huánuco and Ucayali in Peru. Increasing numbers of outsiders are invading the territory and deforesting large swaths of Indigenous land, largely to grow coca which is used to make cocaine. Residents report they are often subject to intimidation, threats and even murder attempts if they speak out about the incursions. Already under-monitored due to their remoteness, these areas have gotten even less government attention durin...