PERUVIAN, Peru (AP) — A truck carrying 34 tons of zinc fell into a major river in the Peruvian capital, affecting nearby fish farms, officials said Tuesday. The Civil Defense said the truck fell into ...

Querevalu’s frustrated search for the silvery, stiletto-sized fish reflects a voracious, growing global demand for the protein-rich fish meal, and oil, into which nearly Peru’s entire anchovy catch is ...

A scientific expedition to Peru has yielded a treasure trove of 27 new species, including an amphibious mouse, a "blob-headed" fish, and other zoological oddities. Ronald Diaz/Conservation ...

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

By Ramiro Escobar “Your waters start here and go to over there!” a man says in an aggressive tone, his face hidden behind a ...

Fears Amazon is in ‘delicate situation’ over rising mercury pollution - One figure stressed that health risks are particularly acute in the Amazon, where access to medical services is scarce ...

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

The already unhappy relations be tween the U.S. and Peru took another turn for the worse last week. The latest trouble was caused by the seizure of an American fishing boat. The boat — the fourth U.S.

Peru, South America, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Inquiries: Carolina Castro - [email protected] call 1-407-335-8656 LARGEST FISH FACTORY VESSEL IN THE WORLD ...

Lima cried victory Monday after the UN's top court handed it a wedge of sea under Chilean sovereignty, but Peruvian fishermen nevertheless said they gained nothing from the historic ruling. Peru said ...

AT 7.30AM ONE February morning last year, the great Bay of Paracas shimmered in the light from the desert. Storms of seabirds—small Inca terns and petrels, large cormorants and Peruvian ...