Jessica Varat (Peru)


Jessica Varat

Jessica Varat (Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team - EPAF): Jessica worked at the Latin America Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington D.C, where she specialized on politics in Bolivia. During her time at the Center, she traveled to both Peru and Bolivia, and completed a semester-long introductory Quechua class. She also coordinated projects on citizen security and the geopolitics of energy. At the time of her fellowship, Jessica was a graduate student at the Fletcher School studying Conflict Resolution and International Negotiation. After her fellowship, Jessica wrote: “I think I now see myself as someone who is open to idealism and becoming truly passionate about an issue. I am also now less afraid of being in a new situation where I might experience hardship, and have learned that with good friends, like the ones I had at EPAF, hardship becomes much less hard. I am now committed to the study of transitional justice.”



30 Aug

Arrival in Huamanquiquia: First impressions

Quick note: August 30th is the International Day of the Disappeared.  To learn more about

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Posted Aug 30, 2009

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28 Aug

Why go to Huamanquiquia?

On Thursday morning, August 6th, Renzo and I awoke at about 6 a.m. to make

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Posted Aug 28, 2009

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27 Aug

Words to action: the humanitarian umbrella

I am taking advantage of being AP’s featured fellow to repost the english version of

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Posted Aug 27, 2009

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25 Aug

The mothers of ANFASEP

After a day of touring, Renzo and I made a stop at an NGO colloquially

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Posted Aug 25, 2009

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17 Aug

Arriving in Ayacucho and trauma-tourism

In my final blog entries, I plan on describing my recent trip to Ayacucho and

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Posted Aug 17, 2009

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03 Aug

Memory Museum comes to my neighborhood in 2011

According to an article in today’s El Comercio, writer Mario Vargos Llosa was informed that

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Posted Aug 03, 2009

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26 Jul

The Challenges we are Facing

In between a trip to the Yuyanapaq exhibit at the Museo de La Nacion and

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Posted Jul 26, 2009

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15 Jul

The few who have achieved justice

My workspace at EPAF is situated directly underneath a wide set of cabinets holding hundreds

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Posted Jul 15, 2009

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08 Jul

“Things will never change”

As any frequent traveler knows, taking a taxi to reach your desired destination can be

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Posted Jul 08, 2009

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30 Jun

Brooms for Crime Prevention

Today’s blog I wanted to talk about a really interesting crime prevention program that I

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Posted Jun 30, 2009

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16 Jun

My first national strike

A lot has happened here in Peru since my last blog entry, and I unfortunately

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Posted Jun 16, 2009

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03 Jun

Ghost stories

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that in an office tasked with exhuming mass graves

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Posted Jun 03, 2009

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10 May

“Yuyanapaq: Para Recordar”

A few years ago, my former boss returned from Peru with a memento she thought

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Posted May 10, 2009

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