Dec. 1, 2025
A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge
The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.
Eleventh in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.
CHANCAY, Peru—The elevator doors leading to the fifth-floor control center open like stage curtains onto a theater-sized screen.
