Shellfish collectors in Peru make a living harvesting a special mollusk called the barquillo, a primary ingredient in a world-famous ceviche dish. But hunting the elusive seafood comes at a deadly cost.
Seafood is one of the most commonly fraudulent foods we come in contact with, according to the ocean-conservation nonprofit Oceana. Your red snapper could actually be a tilapia fillet. That wild-caught salmon? It could be farm-raised.
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After a four-year legal battle, demolition began this week on Peru's "Wall of Shame" between rich and poor neighborhoods. On one side are multimillion-dollar mansions with swimming pools. On the other are crowded slums where residents have had to build up the hillside.
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