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Madre de Dios
Traveling in Peru
Best Fishing Spots in Peru
If you’re a passionate angler who cannot stay away from the reel even on vacation, you will find plenty of breathtaking spots to fish in Peru.
Environment
Environmental defenders in Peru’s Madre de Dios face double jeopardy
No matter what land defenders do, they still lose: if they report illegal activities on their concessions they are threatened by those who are...
Culture
A Dispatch from the Madre de Dios: Staying at the Only Hotel in Illegal Gold Mining Country
Thirty thousand, perhaps forty thousand gold washers comb the stony rivers of this desert between Peru and Brazil. With each passing day, more men...
Environment
Francisco Román, A Peruvian Committed To Fighting Deforestation In The Jungle
Francisco “Chachi” Román, has been one of the directors of the Amazon Scientific Innovation Center (CINCIA) since 2016. This institution has been working on...
Living in Peru
Illegal Mining In Peru’s Madre De Dios (Video)
Since the global recession of 2008, illegal gold mining has tripled in Peru. Most of the devastation is being wrought within the region of Madre de...