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La Puya Resistance Against Unwanted Gold Mine

Milton Barrera, from San José del Golfo, speaks out against the mining activities. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to Canadian Radius Gold's local subsidiary EXMINGUA gold mine. Residents from the communities claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operating. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 26, 2012.

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Milton Barrera, from San José del Golfo, speaks out against the mining activities. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to Canadian Radius Gold's local subsidiary EXMINGUA gold mine. Residents from the communities claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operating. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 26, 2012.