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Agua Dulce Beach in Lima to Close Sunday for Full-Day Clean-Up and Police Cordon

Officials cite hundreds of tons of seasonal trash, launching a Ministry-backed campaign that stresses the dominance of single-use plastics.

Overview

  • Chorrillos will shut and cordon Agua Dulce on Sunday, February 15, from 00:00 to 23:00, with National Police supporting enforcement and access control.
  • The Ministry of Environment is partnering on outreach under the 'Tu playa, tu causa' campaign, noting that about 46% of beach waste is single-use plastic.
  • Municipal crews report roughly 250 tonnes of debris collected this summer, with up to 20 tonnes removed on busy weekends that draw around 70,000 visitors.
  • Miraflores is tightening beach rules and deploying police, lifeguards, serenazgo, risk brigades and cleaning teams, with fines of S/3,800 for littering and up to S/5,500 for alcohol violations.
  • A partially eaten pig found buried in the sand during a sweep highlighted sanitation risks and hastened the decision to impose the one-day closure.