A strange mood

In Curahuasi and Peru

Shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. Actually, nothing should obscure the clear view of the snowy mountains in the distance. But you can barely focus on the nearby hills. The sun does not glow reddish, but silver. The reason is the many clouds of smoke that cloud the view. As is so often the case, fields are being burned again in the hope of increasing next year’s crop yields. Fruzsina Then captured the natural spectacle from the roof of her house. A strange almost unreal atmosphere.

Today Peru celebrates the national holiday number 201. The political scene also seems peculiar. Almost obscure. President Pedro Castillo will give his address to the nation and all the people know that after only one year he is at the end of his rope. Five criminal investigations against him for corruption don’t tell the whole story, but they tell a lot. According to media reports, in the first year the head of state spent over 3 million soles (€750,000) on food alone for himself and his family. For someone who ran to end nepotism and cronyism, this sounds like mockery to the ears of the impoverished masses. But the congressmen are letting him have his way, because if Pedro Castillo were to lose office, they too could pack their bags and would have to tick off their attractive salaries for the next four years.

Both sides are concerned with their own interests and not with the good of the people. An open secret for everyone. However, no one really knows the solution to this dilemma. Because Peru simply lacks personalities of integrity like Václav Havel, Mother Teresa or Nelson Mandela. /KDJ

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