Peruvian indigenous groups were blocking a large river in the country's Amazon region on Wednesday in protest over a crude oil spill of an estimated 2,500 barrels in the world's largest rainforest, the government said.
The spill took place on Sept. 16 and affected several indigenous communities in Peru's Northeast region of Loreto. While Peru's environment ministry estimated the spill at 2,500 barrels, state-owned oil company Petroperu said it did not yet have an estimate.
