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Lamb on bus in Peru, South America.
Which is not unusual. … [Read more...] about Lamb on bus in Peru, South America.
URGENT: Máxima Acuña receives death threats from Yanacocha worker
Maxima Acuña de Chaupe, the human rights defender who has stood up to the world´s second largest gold producer and refused to leave her land, has received numerous death threats from a Yanacocha worker allegedly acting on orders from the company. The worker, who is employed by Yanacocha to supposedly watch the alpacas that Yanacocha strategically placed in front of Maxima´s … [Read more...] about URGENT: Máxima Acuña receives death threats from Yanacocha worker
Murdered trying to save the rain forest.
Lets save the rain forest. Sounds nice and easy. Right? Well in reality some people that live in the jungle in Peru die trying to save their home in the rain forest. Edwin Chota was one of those people. Gunned down over trees that are worth big money. Edwin Chota was gunned down with some other men trying to defend the jungle that they called home. The corruption is so bad … [Read more...] about Murdered trying to save the rain forest.
Adobe village in Santa Catalina, Peru. Plus chickens in fashion.
The long winding road up to the village. Though no hobbits live here, the village of Santa Catalina has that feeling. The feeling of maybe I'll run into a hobbit. Quaint adobe homes with odd doors and unorthodox stairs. Chickens roaming free in the high Andes mountains of Peru. … [Read more...] about Adobe village in Santa Catalina, Peru. Plus chickens in fashion.