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.
One key sector that has been significantly impacted by the various tariff disputes is the auto industry. And although the Trump administration says the tariffs are focused in large part on bringing manufacturing back to the United States, U.S. automakers are among those being impacted. […] Read More...
A new Chinese-funded megaport just north of the Peruvian capital Lima is transforming the coastal town of Chancay into a hub for wholesale imports, particularly from China. Local retail businesses are seeing first-hand how the $1.3 billion project is making a difference. CGTN’s Dan Collyns […] Read More...
Peru’s international airport in Lima has welcomed a new airport, with an ultra-modern terminal three times larger than its older one. It aims to become a continental hub, rivaling Bogota and São Paolo. Dan Collyns reports from the airport. Read More...
Peru has rolled back plans to cut the protected area around the iconic Nazca Lines after facing backlash from archaeologists and critics. The Culture Ministry of Peru planned to reduce the area around the world- famous archeological site. CGTN’s Dan Collyns reports from Lima. Read More...
Peru has rolled back plans to cut the protected area around the iconic Nazca Lines after facing backlash from archaeologists and critics. The Culture Ministry of Peru had planned to reduce the area in order to increase agriculture, farming and mining around the famed archeological […] Read More...
Tariffs imposed earlier this year by U.S. President Donald Trump will affect more than two-thirds of the products exported by Peru, particularly metals and agriculture. But the levies have also pushed the South American country to find alternatives. China has started to strengthen its position […] Read More...
Once seen as low-budget options, Chinese vehicles now compete with advanced technology and affordable pricing, and are making up a quarter of all car sales in the country. Read More...
Pecan nuts from Peru are becoming all the rage in China. So, what is it about the Peruvian pecan that China is willing to pay more for? CGTN’s Dan Collyns takes a look at the emerging market for this product in Peru. Read More...
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, a giant of Latin American literature, died Sunday, April 13, at 89 years old. Llosa was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 2010 “for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, […] Read More...
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa won re-election on Sunday, April 13, securing a full four-year term as his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez said she would not recognize the results. Dan Collyns reports from Quito. Read More...
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