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The territory belonging the Indigenous Kakataibo community of Puerto Nuevo comprises some 680 square kilometers (263 square miles) of rainforest between the regions of Huánuco and Ucayali in central Peru. Or, more accurately, it once did. Satellite data from Global Forest Watch show the territory was relatively unscathed until 2013 when deforestation surged; by 2021 the […]

Illegal coca cultivation in Peru is migrating from the Andean foothills to the Amazonian lowlands. Since 2020, an estimated 20 leaders have been killed in the rainforest.

Drug traffickers and coca farmers have targeted more territory in Perus central Amazon region since the coronavirus pandemic

"They sent messages that if we did not desist (from reporting the incursions), they would take out those responsible, the leaders," he said, noting that images of dismembered bodies were sent to his mobile phone. Flor de Ucayali is among at least 100 indigenous communities in the central Amazon region of Ucayali that have been threatened in recent years by invading coca farmers, who grow the crop used to make cocaine for drug trafficking gangs.

Drug traffickers and coca farmers have targeted more territory in Perus central Amazon region since the coronavirus pandemic

Narco violence surge in Peru’s Amazon sends Indigenous leader into hiding (NEW YORK) — Herlin Odicio has lived a life in defense of his tribe’s territory. As a consequence, he now finds himself in exile from it. “Just a few days ago they came looking for me in my community,” he said. “They send me death threats by text. They say they’re going to make me disappear.” Odicio, 35, is the leader of the Cacataibo tribe in Peru’s central Amazon. He has been in hiding after denouncing...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Odicio, 35, is the leader of the Cacataibo tribe in Perus central Amazon. • 8 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.Paolo Aguilar/EFE/Newscom Herlin Odicio has lived a life in defense of his tribes territory. As a consequence, he now finds himself in exile from it. "Just a few days ago they came looking for me in my community," he said. "They send me death threats by text. They say theyr...

2 minutes read By Fernando Gimeno Lima, Mar 9 (efe-epa).- “Only indigenous justice remains to us,” Herlin Odicio, the leader of the Cacataibo tribe, said. He is tired of the impunity with which his “brothers” are being murdered for opposing drug traffickers and illegal logging in their territories in the Peruvian Amazon. In less than a year, four Cacataibo and two other members of the Ashaninka tribe have been murdered in the same region for confronting the invaders of their native la...

Indigenous Cacataibo of Peru threatened by land grabbing and drug trade The Santa Martha Indigenous territory is one of the nine Indigenous Cacataibo communities between Huánuco and Ucayali in Peru. Increasing numbers of outsiders are invading the territory and deforesting large swaths of Indigenous land, largely to grow coca which is used to make cocaine. Residents report they are often subject to intimidation, threats and even murder attempts if they speak out about the incursions. Already u...

Eight Indigenous leaders from Ucayali and Huánuco have received threats for months from narco-trafficking mafias, land invaders, and illegal loggers. Several days ago, they were in Lima demanding protection from the Peruvian government. They fear for their lives. It couldnt have been a coincidence. A threatening message arrived on October 2nd in the afternoon. It was left in the front door of the offices of ORAU (Regional Organization of AIDESEP in Ucayali) in Pucallpa. That same day, only hou...