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Bishop David Martínez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado listened as Harakmbut leader Matilde Tije described the predicament of her people. In this hamlet of 110 residents, there is no school or ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » People: Fuel trafficking sustains illegal mining in Peru’s Madre de Dios
Mongabay Latam confirmed that one of the new trafficking methods is the modification of fuel tanks in vehicles to allow room for more fuel, which is permitted by the Ministry of Transport and ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » People: President Keiko Fujimori inaugurates an electrical system benefiting 120,000 inhabitants
President Keiko Fujimori highlighted today that the launch of an electrical system in Iberia and surrounding localities in the Madre de Dios region will drive a major transformation and usher in a new ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » People: Peru Running Out of Ideas to Stop Illegal Mining in Madre de Dios
Authorities have dismantled about 30 illegal mining camps during the first week of the operation Authorities in Peru launched a large-scale operation aimed at driving out illegal gold mining and other ...
News Peru » Madre de Dios » People: Peru battles the golden curse of Madre de Dios
Attempts to reduce the environmental and health impacts of mining cause unrest. “You go out to these communities that are so incredibly poor, and there is money buried in the dirt,” says Jason ...