Overview
- Digesa reports that 54 of 73 beaches in Metropolitan Lima fail current health standards, leaving only 19 classified as suitable for bathing.
- Key deficiencies include microbiological contamination of seawater, accumulated waste on the sand, and inoperative or lacking public restrooms.
- Approved options cited by the latest report include Tres Picos, La Pampilla II, Redondo I and II, Los Delfines, Playa Miraflores, Los Pavos, Barranco, Pescadores, the Las Sombrillas sector in Chorrillos, El Silencio, Caballeros, Punta Hermosa, Punta Negra, Santa María, Embajadores, Hermosa, and San Francisco Chico.
- Red-flagged beaches include San Pedro, Arica, Los Pulpos, Señoritas, Blanca, Punta Rocas, San Bartolo, Naplo, Pucusana, Las Ninfas, Santa Rosa, D’Onofrio, and Los Yuyos.
- Beyond Lima, a new Digesa review in La Libertad found only three of 23 beaches fit for use—Puerto Malabrigo and Puémape Centro and Norte—with experts warning of gastrointestinal and skin infections from contaminated waters.