Dan Collyns covers the Andean region for CGTN America.
Collyns joined CGTN America in November of 2011 and is based in Lima, Peru. He has also reported for CGTN from Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile.
Collyns was formerly the BBC’s correspondent in Peru where he has been based since 2006. He also worked for AFP as a video-journalist, The Guardian newspaper and for PRI, NPR and CBC among other networks. Dan has covered earthquakes, mine cave-ins, summits, elections, the drug war, human rights trials and he interviewed the last fugitive leader of Peru’s Shining Path guerrilla group.
Before moving to South America, Dan worked at BBC World Service radio as a writer and producer. He began his career in print, filing newspaper reports from Tanzania.
He studied English Literature at Goldsmiths College at the University of London.
The Peruvian farmer Saul Lliuya is in a German court for a landmark hearing that could establish corporate responsibility for climate change damages. The court is examining whether human-caused global warming is directly linked to the threat of a catastrophic flood in Peru. Dan Collyns […] Read More...
Peru’s economic growth in 2025 is expected to grow to 4% this year, above the global average, thanks in part to new trade following the opening of the Chinese-built port of Chancay at the end of last year. Dan Collyns reports from Lima. Read More...
A young Peruvian inventor who grew up in poverty and without electricity in his home has created a lighting system using electricity generated by plants. He hopes his invention will provide reliable energy for communities in need. Dan Collyns reports from Lima. Read More...
The town’s mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN’s Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port. Read More...
Chinese New Year celebrations started early in Chancay, the small Peruvian town that is now the hub for South America’s biggest Chinese-built mega port. Dan Collyns reports. Read More...
Chancay, the Chinese-built mega port in Peru, has received its first cargo of electric cars from China. While it’s not the first batch of EVs to reach the country, it represents a shift in the flow of hi-tech vehicles to the South American country. […] Read More...
China’s trade relationship with Latin America is going strong. Free trade agreements have been the backbone of the commercial ties for two decades as China has become the first trade partner for nearly every country in the region. Dan Collyns reports from Lima. Read More...
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