Cuzco, Madre de Dios and Arequipa lead human trafficking cases

Peru’s southern regions of Cusco, Madre de Dios and Arequipa have had the highest number of human trafficking cases so far this year, CNR news service reported, citing the Health ministry. So far this year, the ministry has rescued 229 people who were victims of human trafficking, the report says. Cusco had the most cases with 35, [...]

Illegal gold dredgers impounded on the Marañon River

The coast guard service based in Yurimaguas on the Huallaga River impounded three industrial dredges on the Marañon River this past week, in the department of Loreto in northeastern Peru, during an operation to eradicate illegal gold mining operations. None of the industrial-sized dredges, at different points along the river near Saramiriza, had the required [...]

Environment Ministry to take emergency measures to reduce heavy-metal and mining contamination in Amazon region

Emergency measures to reduce heavy-metal contamination in Peru’s Mantaro River basin and pollution caused by informal mining in the Amazon’s Madre de Dios region are soon to be implemented, said Environment Minister Antonio Brack Egg on Sunday.