Marleni Morales, from San Pedro Ayampuc, stands in front of a sign next to the closed-down gate of the EXMINGUA mine that reads: "Every mine contaminates!" 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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