You are here: Homepage Countries Peru Themen All Themes From To filter To prevent the slope on which the houses stand from slipping under the weight of the lorries, they only stop at the foot of the hill Photo: Marco Garro Climate | Peru The thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega 01/26/2024 Peruvians at Laguna Azul Photo: Eva Tempelmann Raw materials | Peru You can’t drink gold In the Andes, water is a scarce resource. But gold mines in the region require enormous amounts of water and pollute their environment. Their owners do not seem to care By Máxima Acuña de Chaupe 07/01/2022 A carving of the Pachamama on a bottle gourd ("mate") Photo: Daniela Zambrano Almidón Under the ground | Peru The earth needs to rest In Quechua culture, life above ground is closely linked to the subterranean. From birth to after death, the Pachamama plays a vital role By Daniela Zambrano Almidón 01/07/2022
To prevent the slope on which the houses stand from slipping under the weight of the lorries, they only stop at the foot of the hill Photo: Marco Garro Climate | Peru The thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega 01/26/2024
Peruvians at Laguna Azul Photo: Eva Tempelmann Raw materials | Peru You can’t drink gold In the Andes, water is a scarce resource. But gold mines in the region require enormous amounts of water and pollute their environment. Their owners do not seem to care By Máxima Acuña de Chaupe 07/01/2022
A carving of the Pachamama on a bottle gourd ("mate") Photo: Daniela Zambrano Almidón Under the ground | Peru The earth needs to rest In Quechua culture, life above ground is closely linked to the subterranean. From birth to after death, the Pachamama plays a vital role By Daniela Zambrano Almidón 01/07/2022
