Bottom Line Up Front
Today’s verdict: Colombia’s August 7 handover lurches again — a volcano forces a move toward Cali and the plan to swear in the president at an army base collapses — while Peru inaugurates Keiko Fujimori today with a market-friendly economy pick and a tilt toward Washington.
Colombia’s venue. Ash from the Puracé volcano closed Popayán’s airport, so Congress is weighing a move of the handover to Cali; the garrison plan is dropped for a civil venue.
Peru’s cabinet. Fujimori is inaugurated today; Elmer Cuba at Economy signals market-friendly continuity, and Carlos Espá at Foreign Affairs a tilt toward Washington.
The foreigner watch. Peru’s Interior pick, which oversees Migraciones, is still to be confirmed and decides tourist-stay enforcement and the stalled nomad permit.
