Marcelo Rochabrún
@mrochabrun
Peru Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News @business. Previously in Sao Paulo and NYC. Soy peruano. [email protected]
NEW: The tragic story of Peru’s Rainbow Mountain. It’s a viral sensation among tourists, but the influx of money tore apart the local Indigenous community, who now say the mountain is a curse Murder on Rainbow Mountain bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
🇵🇪 Turistas en busca de la foto perfecta en la Montaña de Siete Colores trajeron millones de dólares a un rincón muy pobre de Perú. Una batalla por controlar la nueva riqueza terminó en una horrenda muerte. youtube.com/watch?v=qwwsL_…
En español el documental Muerte en la Montaña de Siete Colores, sobre la violenta muerte de Flavio Illatinco, uno de los primeros promotores del Vinicunca como destino turístico Todo en medio de una pelea por el control del dinero de los turistas youtube.com/watch?v=qwwsL_…
"That's a curse for me, the Rainbow Mountain." Flavio Illatinco, an indigenous leader, was allegedly stoned to death by a mob of his own neighbors, prosecutors say, amid disputes over tourism profits in Peru's famed Rainbow Mountain. Here's his story as told by his family. Watch…
Rainbow Mountain has become Peru’s second-most popular destination after Machu Picchu. But most tourists are unaware of how the influx of tourism money brought violence and death to an indigenous community. Watch Bloomberg Investigates for more: bit.ly/40XUnri
La maldición de la montaña de siete colores Turistas en busca de la foto perfecta trajeron millones de dólares a un rincón pobre de Perú. Una batalla por controlar la nueva riqueza terminó en una violenta muerte bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
Bloomberg’s The Big Take Podcast: We trace how an Indigenous community turned Peru’s Rainbow Mountain into a global tourism destination — and the money, violence and tragedy that followed open.spotify.com/episode/6Wv6Jq…
Busloads of tourists chased viral shots against the colorful peak of Peru’s Rainbow Mountain. A battle for control of the newfound riches ended in a brutal killing. bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
“The Rainbow Mountain is a curse.” Tourism brought millions to a poor corner of Peru home to Vinicunca, the famous Rainbow Mountain. But a battle for control of the newfound riches ended in a brutal killing bloomberg.com/features/2025-… via @business @mrochabrun
El turismo a la montaña de siete colores trajo millones a un pueblo muy pobre de Perú. Una batalla por controlar la nueva riqueza terminó en una horrenda muerte. Lea este increíble reportaje de @mrochabrun en este link gratuito: bloom.bg/3IybXvM
Copper transport disruptions this week in Peru underscore the growing impact of informal mining on global mining corporations that operate in the Andean nation bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A Peruvian regulator hits private health-care provider Auna with a stiff fine for the unauthorized disclosure of medical records belonging to popular singer Shakira. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Peru’s government further cut its expectations for 2025 growth following disappointing economic activity results and global turbulence bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Roadblocks by informal miners are disrupting transport of copper from some mines in Peru, including those owned by MMG and Hudbay Minerals bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Latin America’s Top Performer Peru Sees 2025 Outlook Worsening Finance Minister Raul Perez-Reyes now hopes the economy will grow between 3% and 3.5% this year, down from a specific target of 3.5%, which earlier in the year was 4% bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A key witness in a longstanding corruption case in Peru was found dead Sunday, a dark new development in the saga over the origins of a major toll contract now owned by Brookfield bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Informal Mining Boom Is Biggest Fear for Peru’s Copper Investors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…