While a distinct part of Peru's culture, used for religious and medicinal purposes, the coca leaf is also the origin of cocaine and, consequently, organized crime and violence throughout the...

Devastated by his young son's suicide, a Taiwanese-American doctor seeks solace in sunny Miami. Six years later, a new young patient crosses his path, bringing with him a new perspective...

Interviewed in mid-tour in NYC, the band explains how they got together, what music informs their work, and the impact they have had on a new generation of Afro-Peruvians. For...

This Al Jazeera English news update looks at the ongoing violence in Nigeria, unrest in Tehran around the grave of Neda, sex slavery in the Arab World, Peruvian cocaine production,...

This Al Jazeera English news update looks at the conclusion of a trial in Burundi, where albinos were murdered over the course of six months in a gruesome trade --...

(Peru) Novalima is exactly that- a new take on Afro-Peruvian music. So while we can still hear the root of Coba Guarango as an incantation to the spirit of fire,...

In this episode of UN 21st Century coca leaf crops in Peru are dwindling as farmers are convinced to start producing legal crops like coffee and palm oil; families in...

Pucarumi lies at the foot of the Ausangate glacier in the uplands of Peru. Here, herders rely on pastures fed by glacier melt to feed their animals and irrigate...

For over 500 years the indigenous people of the Andes have had to endure racism and discrimination. Now, with democracy on their side, the time has come for a change.

Pro Mujer is an international microfinance and women's development network whose mission is to provide Latin America's poorest women with the means to build livelihoods for themselves and futures for...

Pro Mujer in Peru began in 1999 building upon the knowledge and lessons learned in Bolivia and Nicaragua. The institution achieved self-sustainability by the end of 2002. Pro Mujer in...

(Peru) Susana Baca is one of a handful of people who are promoting and preserving the culture of Black Peru. At the same time she is a remarkably flexible chanteuse...

(Latin Pulse: June 30, 2008) Features former president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo. How is Latin America coping with the issue of poverty? From violence to hungry children on the streets,...

The New Heroes, hosted by Robert Redford, tells the dramatic stories of social entrepreneurs who are working to solve social problems around the world. This episode looks at micro-financing in...