March 9th, 2012, in Langui, Cuzco, Peru, Octavia Ccahuata combs her daughter’s hair in the kitchen of their house which uses solar power for heat and energy-saving technologies for cooking in the cold weather of the highlands. (Photo REUTERS/Mariana Bazo)
March 8th, 2012, International Women’s Day, in downtown Lima, Peru.
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February 9th, 2012, in Lima, Peru, Andean people marched in protest against U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation’s massive new mining project in Cajamarca.
(Photo REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil)
Huacho, Peru, on February 8th, 2012, demonstrations continue against U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation. (VIDEO)
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“WATER YES / GOLD NO”
February 1st, 2012, Cajamarca, Peru, opponents of U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation’s $4.8 billion mine project started a protest march towards the capital Lima. The mine, which protesters say threatens scarce water sources, would be the most expensive in Peru if built.
(Photo REUTERS/Ybrahim Luna/La Mula)
January 3rd, 2012, in Cajamarca, Peru, demonstrators resumed their protests against plans to develop a $4.8 billion gold mine, saying they fear the mine will will taint their water and affect a major aquifer. The mine is majority owned by U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation. The sign at center reads in Spanish “Conga won’t happen. Water is a right. Protecting it is our duty.”
(AP Photo/Karel Navarro)
Andean people from the communities neighboring the Conga mine take part in an assembly in front of the El Perol lagoon, in Cajamarca, Peru, November 2011. U.S. based Newmont Mining Corporation plans a massive new mining project in Cajamarca despite bitter opposition from the community.
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December 4th, 2011, in Cajamarca, Peru, people protested against U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation’s new mining project in Cajamarca.
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November 25th, 2011, in Cajamarca, Peru, people blocked the way to the Yanacocha mine during a demonstration demanding the “definitive cancellation” of U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corporation’s new mining project in Cajamarca. (link)
(AFP Photo/Ernesto Benavides)
Demonstrators carry the coffin of one of their fellow protesters killed by police in Juliaca, southern Peru, on June 25, 2010. Canada’s Bear Creek Mining Corporation said it will use ‘all available avenues’ to insist on its right to open a silver mine in the mountains of southeastern Peru, after authorities suspended its concession. Peru’s government made the move following more than a month of regional protests by indigenous anti-mining demonstrators who fear that mines pollute area waterways and leave few local benefits. At least five protesters were killed when riot police fired tear gas and live ammunition to keep anti-mining demonstrators from taking over the airport in Juliaca, in Puno province, on the 24th of June.
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June 25th, 2011, thousands gathered in Azangaro, Peru, to pay final respects to the protesters who were killed the day before during demonstrations in defense of the local environment. The protesters were declared heroes. International media described the conflict as a victory for indigenous groups as the much protested Canadian Bear Creek silver mine was cancelled.
(Photos Diario Los Andes - Peru)
Protesters re-occupied Inca Manco Cápac International Airport in Juliaca, Peru, on Saturday, June 25th, 2011, one day after police killed several protesters in the same area. Indigenous groups want to protect the local environment and have been protesting for more than a month against Canadian Bear Creek mining corporation’s planned Santa Ana silver mine.
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June 24, 2011, in the Puno region of Peru, indigenous protesters continued protesting against the Canadian Bear Creek mining corporation’s planned Santa Ana silver mine. Police (and military) opened fire on protesters on Friday leaving several dead after protesters occupied Inca Manco Cápac international airport in Juliaca, temporarily stopping flight operations. The killings by police sparked attacks on police headquarters. Hours after the deaths were reported the government announced the cancellation of the Bear Creek mine, eliciting instant threats from the Canadian company (1, 2). The deaths come as Peru’s U.S.-aligned President Alan Garcia has a little over a month left in his term. Newly elected left-leaning populist Ollanta Humala will take office on July 28th.
(Photo AFP/Diario Los Andes)
June 16th, 2011, Walter Aduviri walked free to a hero’s welcome outside the Panamericana Televisión building in Lima, Peru, after a dramatic two-day political standoff at the television station. Aduviri is a leader of Aymara groups protesting against the Canadian Bear Creek mining corporation’s plans to open a silver mine in the area of Lake Titicaca.
(Photo from Panamericana Televisión video)
