Ollanta Humala

2011: The Year of the Green War in Latin America

By Russ Slater 13 December, 2011

In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the... Read Article

Peru’s Indians bribed with painkillers and pens as gas giants move in

By Russ Slater 14 September, 2011

Isolated Indians in southeast Peru are being ‘bribed’ with painkillers and pens, as industry giants seek to open up their... Read Article

Ollanta Humala’s Path to Peruvian President

By David Mauro 05 August, 2011

In 2000, Ollanta Humala led an unsuccessful military rebellion against Peru’s then-President Alberto Fujimori. Six years later, the left-wing nationalist entered... Read Article

Caution, Left Turn Only: Peruvian Elections

By Sandra Nuñez Portocarrero 22 April, 2011

I once heard a Sociologist at UC Berkeley say that the left is always the right way. Latin America seems... Read Article