Abstract

VERA VERA, Eland. Social upheaval in Puno. Between political crisis and ethnocultural recognition. Discursos del sur [online]. 2023, n.12, pp.43-64.  Epub Dec 05, 2023. ISSN 2617-2283.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/dds.n12.27094.

The article describes and reflects on the Peruvian social outburst (2003), having the Puno region as place of reference. An historical setting of the Peruvian Andes where the cultural cradles of the indigenous Quechua and Aymara peoples merge. During the 2021 presidential elections, the citizens of Puno supported the candidacy of Pedro Castillo, finding once again the opportunity of a national government that would recognize and value their cultural space, as well as execute changes aimed at offering opportunities for the wellbeing of Andean populations. The presidential ousting of Castillo and president Boluarte subsequent decision of not calling for new elections lead to an outburst. The demonstrations in the south of the country were violently repressed by security forces. Puno became the region with the highest number of victims of the repression. As shown throughout national history, rejection to the protests of Andean citizen manifests in discriminatory actions by the State and other sectors of society.

Keywords : social upheaval; political crisis; new actors; discrimination; ethnocultural recognition.

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