2. 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
3. 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
