Mitra Taj and Marco Garro

The Ocucaje Desert, where paleontologists recently unearthed the ancient skeleton of the world’s heaviest animal, is being overtaken by human settlement.

In Peru, investigations into the killing of protesters by security forces are often closed without any charges, undermining people’s faith in their government.

Peru’s unrest continues unabated as the demonstrations move to the country’s capital and the government doubles down on portraying demonstrators as pawns for nefarious interests.