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]

• Union de Mujeres Aymaras del Abya Yala Servindi Noticias, 2018.