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Simeon Tegel

Simeon Tegel is a British journalist based in Lima, Peru, and covering Latin America. Visit his website at simeontegel.com.

<p>Herlin Odicio, 36, president of the Native Federation of Cacataibo Communities, in Aguaytía, Peru</p>

A nightmare choice for Peru’s Indigenous leaders

The Atacama desert is the driest place on Earth. Its soil, which lacks basic nutrients and is devoid of organic matter, will be used to grow the trial tubers

Life on Mars? Peruvian team tests if potatoes will grow on Red Planet

Cooks prepare a potato dish at a Lima food fair

Why Peru's gastronomy is a bigger draw for tourists than the Incas

A traditional dance in Peru

Campaign launched to protect dying Peruvian language from extinction

Pop musician `was set on fire'

Mystery death of burning musician

Police deny attempt to coach Lawrence officers