Why hasn't Peru revolted?

[Aspiring Humanist]

With 19% of Peruvians living on less than $1 USD a day, an extraordinary wealth disparity between rich and poor, and the indigenous population lives in general poverty, why haven't the peruvians revolted yet? It sounds to me like Peru should be ripe for revolution.

Economy and Infrastructure

The economy is mainly based on the production of gold in the nearby mine.
Many miners work at the gold mine owned by Corporación Ananea. Under the cachorreo system they work for 30 days without payment. On the 31st day they are allowed to take with them as much ore as they can carry on their shoulders.[2] Whether the ore contains any gold or not is a matter of luck.
[edit]Environmental Problems

The city has no plumbing and no sanitation system.[2] Besides having no sewage system there is significant contamination with mercury due to the mining practices.
"they see in poverty nothing but poverty, without seeing in it the revolutionary, subversive side, which will overthrow the old society." - Marx

So what gives?

[Os Cangaceiros]

Sendero Luminoso gave revolution a bad name lol

[Ocean Seal]

Sendero Luminoso gave revolution a bad name lol
That is to some degree true. I know that in Peru when Sendero is mentioned pretty much the public opinion of them is horrible. Its not just propaganda, but its not just the actions of Sendero, its a mixture of both.
Also its more than that. People need to see actual progress being made before they can think of revolution, and Peru hasn't made significant progress in decades. Once spirits are so crushed they are no longer angry but rather sad and alone. Social movement forward, the feeling that things can be accomplished will spearhead revolution forward.

[red cat]

With 19% of Peruvians living on less than $1 USD a day, an extraordinary wealth disparity between rich and poor, and the indigenous population lives in general poverty, why haven't the peruvians revolted yet? It sounds to me like Peru should be ripe for revolution.

"they see in poverty nothing but poverty, without seeing in it the revolutionary, subversive side, which will overthrow the old society." - Marx

So what gives?

The revolt is on the defensive stage and led by the PCP.


I know that in Peru when Sendero is mentioned pretty much the public opinion of them is horrible.

Depends on who mentions them and who the "public" really are. It's almost the same in every country experiencing armed communist struggle.

[Return to the Source]

They tried. (http://www.csrp.org/)