Gold demand puts Peru's Amazon at greater risk from mercury poisoning, bishop warns

A Catholic bishop in Peru's Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

South American trade bloc orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.
Yahoo

It's the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere

SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon So far, it ...
WSKG

Peru: Chicha, the electric pulse of cumbia

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, ...

Fears Amazon is in ‘delicate situation’ over rising mercury pollution

Scientific tests have revealed mercury levels in some fish exceeding World Health Organisation limits, while hair samples ...
Washington Times

It’s the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere

SUCUSARI, Peru — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon So far, it goes ...