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 ...

Indigenous communities lead fight to stop illicit mining in Loreto that is poisoning the water and destroying its forests Loreto used to be considered a peaceful region in Peru, but not any more. José ...

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin Friday 27 June 2025 ...

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) issued a supreme decree that suspends, for 12 months, new mining petitions or concessions near the basin of the Nanay River, a tributary of the Amazon ...

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 nowhere. The ...

This is the second part of a three-part series about water-related problems in the city of Iquitos, Peru. Click here to read the first part. In our first post we briefly introduced some water-related ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold mining that is ...

Peruvian government constructs 2.3km bridge over Nanay River, part of 188km highway project connecting Iquitos to Colombian border. Indigenous tribes oppose project fearing environmental impact.