Rosa Palomino | |
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Born | Camacani, Puno |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Occupation(s) | indigenous rights activist, Aymara radio broadcaster |
Years active | 1970s–2022 |
Rosa Palomino Chahuareses (11 March 1951 – 26 March 2022)[1] was an Aymara Indigenous leader, journalist, human rights activist, and social leader in Peru.[2] In 2014, the Ministry of Culture presented her with an award for her work in developing community radio for women.[3][4]
Palomino was born in the rural community of Camacani, Puno, Peru.[5] In 1985, in the Puno district of Huacullani, she and a group of women started the Aymara language radio show "Q´ana Panqara" (Bright flower).[6] She is considered the first Aymara woman who has worked in radio hosting and production.[7][8]
Since 1988 Palomino produces the radio show Wiñay Panqara (Always flourishing) at Pachamama Radio station, a cultural show that covers Aymara women's issues.[9] Palomino was the director of Peru's Network of Indigenous Media Communicators.[10] In 2019, she was a candidate for Congress of the Republic of Peru with the party Democracia Directa.[11]
Palomino is the president of Abya Yala Union of Aymara Women (UMA, in Spanish).[12]
In 2016, Palomino was recognized by Peru's Ministry of Culture as a renowned Indigenous woman leader.[13] Due her leadership in Indigenous issues, Palomino has been invited to the United Nations and universities across the globe to talk about her community work.[4][2] Palomino died in 2022.[14]