Lima, Peru | Saturday 04 July 2009 08:48 | | |

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The Municipality of Machu Picchu has banned the use of plastic bottles in the area, because the amount of the disposed bottles easily reaches 1 ton each month, generating a serious environmental issue.
Lake Titicaca continues to lead Group F (lakes, rivers and waterfalls) in the Seven Natural Wonders Contest, which intends to choose the new seven natural wonders of the world.
Lima residents will plant today thousands of trees in several districts on the occasion of World Environment Day.
Peru has a potential of 18.2 million hectares of Protected Natural Areas (PNA) to develop sustainable tourism business, said Peru's Environment Minister, Antonio Brack.
Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) and the National Service of Natural Protected Areas (Sernanp) are to sign an agreement to promote the sustainable management of natural protected areas.
Peru is not considering to grant Doe Run Peru an extension to to meet the terms of the PAMA (an environmental cleanup program), that is supposed to be completed by October, said Juan Felipe Isasi, Vice Minister of Mining.
The President of the National Society of Mining, Petrol and Energy (SNMPE), Hans Flury, reported that SNMPE is considering to suspend Doe Run Peru definitely, since is it not paying to its creditors.
The Colca Canyon located in Arequipa, and Lake Titicaca, jumped to third and fourth places in the New Seven Wonders of Nature contest, increasing their posibilities to be among the top ones.
The government of Japan has granted Peru a loan of US $120 million that will be destined for a rainforests' conservation program, said Antonio Brack, Peru's Minister of Environment.
A little black jaguar (Panthera onca), locally known as “otorongo” that was born in captivity in the Parque de las Leyendas, the biggest zoo in Lima, was presented to the public yesterday.
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