• How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away

    How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away
    When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museumIt is not yet dawn in Ulupuwene, an Indigenous village in the Brazilian Amazon, but the Wauja people have already risen to prepare for the festive day ahead. The sound of clarinet-like instruments floats across the village, on the banks of the Batovi River, as women sweep the earthen floor between the thatched oca,
  • Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal

    Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal
    Former leader convicted of taking $35m in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo has been convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht and was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday.The verdict marks Peru’s first high-profile conviction related to Brazil’s continent-spanning Operation Car Wash (Lava Jato) corruption investigation. Continue reading...

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