Puno Burning (33 images)
Thousands of indigenous inhabitants of Puno, Peru took to the streets of Juliaca to protest against mining concessions given to a Canadian firm in their homeland. The local population fears the pollution it will bring to their land, learning from the existing mines that have already reeked havoc to the environment.
The people of Puno have claimed for years that the mining operations have caused their people and livestock to fall ill and their crops to stop growing. There have been...
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The people of Puno have claimed for years that the mining operations have caused their people and livestock to fall ill and their crops to stop growing. There have been...
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