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"Canada's influence on mining is felt in Latin America more than in any other region of the world." And its second most important market is Peru. 

Amid conflicts between mining companies and communities in Latin America, Catholics must stand with people whose lives and livelihoods are thr...

The pandemic, Castillo’s government and social media contribute to an increase in protests across Peru

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The peasant blockade of the giant Chinese-owned Las Bambas copper mine in Peru’s southern Andes is creating a growing crisis for the Castillo government.

More than 100 Catholic Religious Congregations and Conferences from seven countries sign a manifesto in which they demand a post-extractivist model of development which respects people and the environment.In November, an in-person meeting of the Latin American Ecclesial Assembly ...

By Marcelo Rochabrun PISACCASA, Peru (Reuters) - Gabino Leon is angry, and he is not alone. The farmer in Peru's southern Apurimac region watches each...

Wbeimar Cetina says he remembers with chilling clarity the 14 months he spent in jail in Arauca, Colombia. Because he couldn’t have visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he replayed in his mind the last moments he lived with his family. He also dwelled on Feb. 10, 2020, when a group of armed police officers […]

PISACCASA, Peru (Reuters) - Gabino Leon is angry, and he is not alone.

Lima, Dec 14 (EFE).- Mining conflicts have risen slightly in Peru since Pedro Castillo assumed the presidency in July, mostly in Andean regions that heavily backed the leftist candidate and now are looking to him to quickly meet their demands. That information was contained in the latest report by the Observatory of Mining Conflicts (OCM) …