Peru's poverty levels drop in 2011, according to the official beancounters INEI at least

Or maybe that should be "at most", because the INEI is well known as a purveyor of statistical bullshit. The latest data came out yesterday and puts Peru's poverty level at 27.8% of the population. It's a freakin' joke, surely? You gotta wonder what these stuffed suits are smoking in Lima. Do they ever visit the real Peru? Ever get out of Lima? Ever get out of Miraflores or San Isidro, for that matter?

Hey look, the way things are going in ten years' time (or so) Peru's poverty level will be zero and from that moment, all the poor families you see in the country will be simply an illusion.