Lima
Fighting Corruption in Peru with Perra Vida's Hardcore Feminist Punk
"The incredibly high number of femicides, rapes, and sexual exploitation—in conjunction with many other horrible things, it makes you want to collapse and cry. But it can also motivate you to actually do something."
After 27 Years in Prison, Convicted Killer LU.CU.MA Is Now Devoted to Art
He's traded his "knife for a brush".
Sweet-and-Sour Guinea Pig Is a Chinese Peruvian Revelation
You’ve probably heard of nikkei—the fusion that marries Peruvian and Japanese ingredients—but the mash-up of Peruvian and Chinese cuisine results in some even more interesting dishes.
How to Travel on a Budget and Not Be a Dick About It
You can use these travel tips as long as you promise not to be a dick.
Why Ditching Additives and Sweeteners Made Me a Better Peruvian Chef
Why use colourants when you can dye things with plants from the Andes?
This Globe-Trotting Brain Surgeon Says Doctors Are Doing Medical Missions Wrong
"You can't just go down there, drop some money, do a photo-op, and come back," Rahul Jandial says about doctors who travel to hospitals in poor countries.
Why Peru’s Altiplano Farmers Eat Clay with Their Potatoes
Inhabitants of the Altiplano area of Peru have been eating clay since pre-Columbian times, more for its medicinal properties than earthy taste. I try it with chuño potatoes and golden ulluco tubers.
How to Make Fake Bills Look Real
In this excerpt from 'Lima's Fake Dollars,' VICE News meets a counterfeiter who goes through the finishing techniques used to make forged $20 dollar bills look believable.
Peru Goes to the Polls Under the Shadow of Favorite Keiko Fujimori's Disgraced Dad
The daughter of imprisoned former hardline president Alberto Fujimori, Keiko is almost sure to win the vote but unlikely to obtain the 50 percent she would need to avoid facing the second-placed candidate in a runoff vote on June 5.
Arrested Ringleader Nets Police $32 Million of Fake Bills
In this extra scene from 'Lima's Fake Dollars,' VICE News meets the ringleader of a counterfeit bill operation who was arrested along with more than 100 million forged Peruvian soles, worth $32 million.
Inside the Bar Where Peruvian Presidents Go to Drink
Since it opened in 1905, Lima's bar-restaurant Cordano has served pisco sours and butifarra sandwiches to almost every Peruvian president in modern history.
The World Leader in Counterfeiting: Lima's Fake Dollars
VICE News goes undercover to expose the illegal trade in counterfeit money in Peru and gets rare access to the criminal forgers who show us how these bills are made.