Overview

• Passenger Roger García recorded the incident on a Metropolitano bus and posted the clip that quickly spread on social networks.
• In the video, the woman is heard using derogatory phrases such as “Serranos son y serranos morirán” and references to “llamas, vicuñas, alpacas.”
• Users and local media identified the speaker as Alejandra Argumedo, host of the sports podcast Hinchas al Aire.
• After the video circulated, Argumedo’s personal accounts were deleted or set to private and the podcast’s profiles were made private or temporarily closed.
• Public condemnation grew online, with users and human-rights groups urging a formal inquiry as coverage situates the episode within Peru’s broader struggle with racism in public spaces.