Peruvians' Choice: A Woman, or the Left

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR

On April 9, Peruvians go to the polls to choose a new president. The frontrunners are Lourdes Flores Nano, a former congresswoman trying to become Latin America's second female president elected this year, and Ollanta Humala, an authoritarian, nationalistic ex-military commander.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 6, 2006