Death in the Andes

Death in the Andes

This book was the account of a fictional character called Corporal Lituma, a native of Piura, a major city in the northwestern coastal valley of Peru

He is trying to solve a mystery of a series of disappearances in a mining community in the mountains of Peru

Death in the Andes

The story lays out historical and current realities of living in a society where increasing guerilla activities in more remote parts of the country keep it from being a modern state

It also shows how US foreign policy serves to radicalize people who would otherwise not be

The only thing they know about the US is military and destruction