Wounded Mountain, Wounded People...

More social unrest in Peru at the harsh interface between our overwhelming desire to have raw materials for our consumer goods and the traditional lives of indigenous peoples.

Clash at Canadian-owned Peru mine leaves at least 4 hurt

Vancouver-based company involved in dispute with local officials over drilling at copper mine

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/01/25/wrd-canada-peru-mine-candente-copper-vancouver.html


Quote from the comments on the article: 'This open pit copper mine, five kilometers long by two kilometers wide sits atop a mountain where the indigenous locals rely on the watersheds of that mountain for their drinking water.'

Elsewhere in Peru, at Morococha, a Chinese mining company has invested in relocating a whole town. View article here. Perhaps a more pro-active approach than just seeing the police shoot up the locals when they resist. Some look forward to the immediate improvements in their standard of living from being provided with (small) newly built housing, but many resisters hold out, led by the local mayor. It remains to be seen whether the mass relocation will result in a viable community and a sustainable lifestyle for those relocated.