Hayley Serpa/Contributing Writer 1991 saw the beginnings of a time of sudden change for my country of Peru. Our most infamous president, Alberto Fujimori, had been elected a year prior. Fujimori had just instituted a series of economic reforms popularly known as “Fujishock” and was still actively embroiled in conflict with the “terrucos” (Quechuan word […]
In the summer of 2012, the Pan American Health Organization and Cuban health authorities reported more than 700 cases of cholera, an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The outbreak was traced to two food distribution centres, where since then, corrective measures were taken to combat the disease. Since then, […]
