The Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) projected that exports of gold of origin, illegal in Peru, would for the first time exceed that of legal origin in 2026. Although the main extraction centers are La Libertad, Madre de Dios and Arequipa; the Amazon - in particular, the Loreto region - is quietly becoming one of the main suppliers of alluvial gold of illegal origin.
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The Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) projected that exports of gold of origin, illegal in Peru, would for the first time exceed that of legal origin in 2026. Although the main extraction centers are La Libertad, Madre de Dios and Arequipa; the Amazon - in particular, the Loreto region - is quietly becoming one of the main suppliers of alluvial gold of illegal origin.