Contentious Copper Boom Sparks Existential Mining Crisis in Peru
The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...
Indigenous groups in Peru protest Glencore's Antapaccay mine
Members of Indigenous communities blocked access to Glencore's Antapaccay copper mine in Peru's Cusco region to protest an ...
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More Indigenous peoples request consultation as controversial road paves through Peru’s Amazon
An ongoing federal highway construction project in Peru threatens Maijuna, Kichwa, Bora and Huitoto peoples’ lands and two protected areas, according to Indigenous ... failed to do in all ...
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New setbacks for Peruvian Amazon reserve put uncontacted tribes at risk
Since 2003, Indigenous organizations have been calling for the establishment of Yavarí Mirim, an extensive reserve for hundreds of isolated Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon. The reserve ...
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Indigenous groups in Peru protest Glencore's Antapaccay mine
LIMA (Reuters) - Members of Indigenous ... small groups of people at different points in the road, holding signs. Antapaccay is the seventh largest copper mine in Peru, the world's third-biggest ...
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From Her Past Comes the Drive to Help Other Indigenous Women
Tarcila Rivera-Zea, a member of the Quechua community in Peru, has spent decades pushing for Native peoples to be heard. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a Women and Leadership special ...