Actividad hidrogeológica del sur del Perú. Una evaluación situacional de las cuencas de Sama y Locumba

It is known that South America has an intense geothermal activity product of plate movement onthe shores of the Pacific Ocean, the geothermal activity in Peru is especially intense in thesouthern regions especially in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna, the latter is one of the main, which accounts for 29 percent of the national activity. His influence can be positive, as might bethe possible use as an energy source, but also negative for the high load of pollutants madeonthese underlying basins, such as basins and Locumba Sama, which are grounds for this report .Furthermore, the very nature through mechanisms such as dilution with water sources goodquality iron flocculation or natural origin, contributes significantly to the control ofsomecontaminating metals such as arsenic, for example in the if Sama basin, improves quality byalmost fifty percent. In this article, we compare this situation and its possible implications oftreatment in the development of the affected zones.