Peru News » Loreto News Peru » Loreto » Health: Peru declares state of emergency as measles epidemic exposes crisis of capitalist-run public health
News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/05/30/htqy-m30.html
Published on: Friday 29 May 2026
The outbreak has exposed once again the catastrophic failure of the capitalist state to guarantee the most basic conditions of life for the working class.
News Peru » Loreto » Health: Loreto and Amazonas: a gateway (and getaway) into Peru’s nature
News channel or source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paid-content-loreto-and-amazonas-peru-nature
Published on: Monday 10 April 2023
Peru offers its visitors unparalleled encounters with nature, and its allure entices the inquisitive explorer to venture deep into its heart. Peru is an ecological marvel, with much of its ...
News Peru » Loreto » Health: Illegal Gold Mining Operations Enter New Parts of Peru
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/news/illegal-gold-mining-new-parts-peru/
Published on: Wednesday 09 October 2019
Peru's Loreto department has become a new hotspot for illegal mining Dredgers have been found in several rivers across Peru’s northern department of Loreto, confirming that illegal gold mining has ...
News Peru » Loreto » Health: Mercury poisoning in Peru’s Amazon threatens health disaster
News channel or source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/06/21/news/regional/mercury-poisoning-in-perus-amazon-threatens-health-disaster/
Published on: Friday 20 June 2025
LIMA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have “chronic exposure” to mercury, according to a new study by the Center for ...