Creditors of Doe Run Peru, the metals producer that has operated the La Oroya metallurgical complex since 1997, turned down the company’s restructuring plan and opted instead for “liquidation in process,” the government said. The
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Página Inicial | News & Events | Demonstration Alert – U.S. Embassy Lima, Peru (March 17, 2021)
Location: Barranca, Santa Rosa, Aucallama, Chancay, Yangas, Tumbes, Cajamarca, Chimbote, Huaraz, La Oroya, Pampas, La Merced, Ica, Cusco, Tacna, Abancay, Ucayali
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There are ongoing, widespread protests by cargo transport workers in multiple regions of Peru affecting travel on the Pan American Sur (South) and Pan American Norte (North) highways and throughout Peru. Although the protest is directed at heavy cargo vehicles, all traffic may be slowed or stopped. The Peruvian National Police have deployed in response. Avoid travel in the affected areas if possible as the situation is ongoing and evolving.
by Kathy Melvin | Presbyterian News Service
Decades of toxic emissions from a nearby smelter in La Oroya, Peru, have caused acid rain that has burned the hillsides. (Photo by Jed Koball)
LOUISVILLE Ââ La Oroya, Peru is one of the most contaminated places in the world. Poisoned by the emissions of a U.S.-owned metals smelter, nearly 1,000 miles of surrounding land is contaminated as much as four inches deep with lead, cadmium and arsenic.
Despite the fact the smelter has not operated at full capacity for over a decade, more than 50% of La Oroyaâs children have extreme levels of lead in their blood.