Andoas

Andoas is a city in the Loreto Region of Peru. It is located very close to the Ecuadorian border. It is located 696 km. (435 mi.) from the regions capital, Iquitos. It is located at around . It is located almost exactly 200 miles south of the equator.It is served by the Alferez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport.Andoas is the site of numerous petroleum wells and processing facilities operated by Petrol Peru, Corporacion Petrolera as well as other Peruvian based and international corporations. There is also a Peruvian military base located there as well. Numerous communities along the Rio Tigre, Rio Corrientes, and Rio Pastanza, which share watersheds with the wells in this region, argue that chemicals used in the discovery, extraction, and processing of oil have contaminated their water killing fish, causing skin irritation and possibly even diseases such as cancer. However these claims have not been substaniated by an independent third party.
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