‘The forgotten ones’: Rural supporters stand by Peru’s Castillo (Al Jazeera - 12/16/2022)
‘The forgotten ones’: Rural supporters stand by Peru’s Castillo
Pedro Castillo’s removal hit a nerve in rural heartland, where ex-president’s message resonated amid years of exclusion.
Lima, Peru – Nieves Huamani was visiting family in her village in the Peruvian mountains of Cusco when news of the impeachment and arrest of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo reached her and “pained” her heart.
Enrique Salazar, a radio host and native of Arequipa in the Andean south, said the political developments pushed him to make a 16-hour journey to the capital, Lima, to defend “an ordinary man from the countryside”, just like himself.
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