The challenges faced since the spread of Covid-19 do not discriminate geographically; in the jungles of Peru, the pandemic has raised new perspectives regarding its conservation. Indigenous groups are part of the most affected population due to the lack of possibilities to resort in the biodiversity. The beginning of a reactivation in the Peruvian Amazon […]
At the national level, there are 43.5% of children suffering from malnutrition. Only in Cusco, 57.4% of infants suffer from this disease, which is a rather alarming figure since it is the second largest region in Peru with chronic child malnutrition and anemia.Within the Cusco region, the provinces that present high rates of anemia are:
Paucartambo (65.9%), Quispicanchis (65.1%), Cusco (62.6%), Acomayo (61.5%), Espinar (61.5%) and Chumbivilcas (60.9% ).