Overview
- Only 19 of 73 Lima beaches met sanitary standards, leaving 54 classified as not healthy in Digesa’s latest report.
- The Health Ministry urges beachgoers to consult the Verano Saludable platform before visiting and to avoid sites marked with a red flag.
- Inspectors evaluate microbiological water quality, beach cleanliness, and the availability of public restrooms, with failures often tied to fecal contamination and unmanaged waste.
- Digesa warns that exposure at unsafe beaches can cause acute diarrheal illness and skin infections.
- Outside Lima, La Libertad recorded just three approved beaches out of 23 inspected, with Puerto Malabrigo and two Puémape sites passing.