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  • Yolanda Oquelí arrives to the La Puya site with her son Esteban, daughter Jimena and one of her Police escorts during the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. On June 13, 2012, Yolanda Oquelí suffered an assassination attempt due to her involvement in the movement. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Guillermo Castellanos (middle), from La Choleña, helps stock the new La Puya peaceful resistance camp with food and water supplies. The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, members of the La Puya peaceful resistance set up a new camp roughly ten meters from the previous camp and the entrance to the El Tambor gold mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • Sara Catalan, 35, from La Choleña, digs through the La Puya resistance warehouse. Sara, mother of three, states: "I am here to make sure this project does not go through, as I do not want it to cause harm to my children." Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Isabel "Chavelo" Fajardo (right), from Carrizal, play fights with some of the younger members of the La Puya resistance on the morning of movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, locals from the La Puya resistance attend a Mayan Ceremony carried out in the resistance camp. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • A rooster at the La Puya resistance blockade. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Locals from the La Puya peaceful resistance set up near the entrance to the gold mine as riot police near. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the following day's events in celebration of the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
    GUA_140301_LAPUYA_2ANIV_PREP_012.jpg
  • Locals from the La Puya peaceful resistance resist as tear gas canisters are launched by riot police. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, members of the La Puya resistance hang a banner. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • Local women from the La Puya resistance pray and read the bible as they attempt to dissuade the Police officers to retreat. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Manuel de Jesus Mota, 75, shaves as members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the following day's events in celebration of the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • A member of the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance prepares dough balls to make tortillas. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • The "caretaker of life" is crowned during the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, members of the La Puya resistance hang a banner. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, a member of the La Puya peaceful resistance disobeys Police orders and enters the old camp in order to recover some belongings. She states: "The cops did not pay for these things, so I don't care, I am going to recover them." After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • Local leader Yolanda Oquelí, who suffered an assassination attempt on June 2012 due to her involvement, warns the Guatemalan government will be held responsible for any blood spilled. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • An Ice cream vendor waits for customers outside the entrance gate to EXMINGUA's El Tambor gold mine. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the proposed mining site. The project, owned by Canadian mining company Radius Gold, is run by its local subsidiary EXMINGUA. 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. July 19, 2012.
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  • Locals watch from the La Puya resistance camp as an excavator is loaded onto a heavy machinery vehicle. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
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  • Petrona de Maria Oliva, 70, from Los Achiotes, walks towards the kitchen of the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance camp. Ms. Oliva has been a participant of the movement since its inception in March 2012. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • Yolanda Oquelí (right), expresses her gratitude to God and everyone present before a Catholic Mass is held by numerous priests in solidarity with the La Puya resistance during the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A local woman prays outside the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine. 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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  • Jose Angel Llamas retells the movement's history during the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Local leader Yolanda Oquelí (left) helps out with kitchen duties on the evening before the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. On June 13, 2012, Yolanda Oquelí suffered an assassination attempt due to her involvement in the movement. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
    GUA_140301_LAPUYA_2ANIV_PREP_014.jpg
  • A local men watches as an excavator leaves the El Tambor mining site. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
    GUA_1402_LAPUYA_P&F_REMOVAL_001.jpg
  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, Armando Camera (left) and Juan Coxaj read an article in the Prensa Libre newspaper covering the previous days eviction of their peaceful anti-mining struggle of La Puya as they stand in the new resistance camp. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, Tereso Saltos, from Carrizal, watches the new La Puya peaceful resistance camp as Police officers in the background guard the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • Local community members remain at the La Puya blockade as roughly 300 police officers escorted machinery from local contractor Transportes y Maquinaria, S.A. (Transmac) who attempted to ingress heavy machinery at the request of EXMINGUA, local subsidiary of Nevada-based mining company Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA). After a lengthy standoff, the machinery was not allowed to enter by the local community members and the police officers retreated just before sunset. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by KCA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. April 9, 2014.
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  • MC Casi Rima makes his debut with an anti-mining hip-hop song inspired by the La Puya resistance during the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Irineo Camey Lopez, 75, from San Antonio el Angel and member of the "Alegres Campesinos" music group, prepares to play during the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Two girls watch the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A dog wears a t-shirt that reads "No to mining" as people prepare to participate in the Peace Walk from San José del Golfo to the La Puya site in celebration of the peaceful movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • On the morning of the second anniversary of the La Puya resistance, Guillermo Castellanos, from La Choleña, shows a flier depicting Pope Francis with a mining helmet and stating the Catholic Church endorses mining activities. The fliers appeared mysteriously throughout the local communities the day after P&F Contratistas broke its agreement with Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) and removed its machinery from the mining site. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Nevada-based KCA, Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A dog watches as Manuel de Jesus Mota eats breakfast on the morning of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, locals from the La Puya resistance attend a Mayan Ceremony carried out in the resistance camp. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, members of the La Puya resistance help clean black beans. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • Members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the following day's events in celebration of the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
    GUA_140301_LAPUYA_2ANIV_PREP_011.jpg
  • An steamroller passes by the resistance camp at La Puya. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
    GUA_1402_LAPUYA_P&F_REMOVAL_007.jpg
  • A young boy reads a book at the La Puya resistance blockade. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Domingo Baltazar, from Santa Eulalia, poses for a photo at the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance camp. Mr. Baltazar is a leader of civil society in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, a member of the Council of Mayan Peoples (Consejo de Pueblos Mayas – CPO), and a traditional authority of the Q’anjobal people. He has mediated a hydro-electric dam conflict in the region and spent over one year in jail from 2015 to 2016 as a reprisal for his activism while awaiting trial for crimes that were later dropped. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • Police officers storm the La Puya camp and are only meters away from the locals who are blocking the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Police officers begin to arrest locals in peaceful protest at the La Puya camp only meters away from the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Linora does her homework at the La Puya resistance camp. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 14, 2014.
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  • Pedro de Jesus Castillo (forefront), 72, and Faustino Morales, 81, both from La Choleña, participate at the La Puya resistance camp. The machetes they hold are common tools of peasant farmers in Central America. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 14, 2014.
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  • Tear gas canisters are thrown as Police officers arrest locals in peaceful protest at the La Puya camp only meters away from the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Police officers storm the La Puya camp and walk by a large image of Pope Francis. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Locals from the La Puya peaceful resistance set up near the entrance to the gold mine as riot police near. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Yolanda Oqueli breaks down as she sings and prays while the riot police approaches. She is holding a bottle with vinegar to help reduce the symptoms of tear gas. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • A local woman from the La Puya resistance prays and reads the bible as she attempts to dissuade the Police officers to retreat. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Students from the Maria de Mattias Institute hold a banner as they prepare to participate in the Peace Walk from San José del Golfo to the La Puya site in celebration of the peaceful movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Local leader Miriam Pixtun, a Kakchiquel woman from San José Nacahuil, exits one of the makeshift huts where locals sleep on the dawn of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the following day's events in celebration of the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, members of the La Puya resistance hang banners. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • Locals meet at the La Puya resistance camp while the heavy machinery leaves the mining site. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
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  • Local leader Yolanda Oquelí smiles as an excavator passes by the resistance camp at La Puya. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
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  • Alvaro Sandoval, local leader from San Pedro Ayampuc, chats after lunch. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Rice with loroco cooked at the La Puya resistance blockade. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Sara Catalan, 35, from La Choleña, takes down a Mother's day card at the La Puya resistance blockade. Sara, mother of three, states: "I am here to make sure this project does not go through, as I do not want it to cause harm to my children." Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • A local woman from the La Puya resistance prays and reads the bible as she attempts to dissuade the Police officers to retreat. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • EXMINGUA's El Tambor, or Progreso VII, gold mining project seen from the main road in La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the proposed mining site. The project, owned by Canadian mining company Radius Gold, is run by its local subsidiary EXMINGUA. 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. July 19, 2012.
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  • A local woman from the La Puya resistance leads a prayer as roughly 300 police officers escorted machinery from local contractor Transportes y Maquinaria, S.A. (Transmac) in an attempt to ingress heavy machinery at the request of EXMINGUA, local subsidiary of Nevada-based mining company Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA). After a lengthy standoff, the machinery was not allowed to enter by the local community members and the police officers retreated just before sunset. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by KCA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. April 9, 2014.
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  • Q'eqchi' Mayan activist Angelica Choc, widow of slain anti-mining activist Adolfo Ich Chaman, expresses her solidarity with the movement during the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A man carries his son during the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Local leader Alvaro Sandoval checks his cameras as members of the La Puya resistance prepare for the following day's events in celebration of the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • Local leader Miriam Pixtun eats lunch at the La Puya resistance camp while the heavy machinery leaves the mining site. In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
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  • An excavator passes by the resistance camp at La Puya.<br />
In a blow to Kappes, Cassiday & Associates' (KCA) El Tambor gold mine project, Guatemalan company P&F Contratistas removes its heavy machinery from the site after breaking its agreement with the U.S.-based mining company. The Guatemalan company sited lack of payment by KCA since October 2013 as a reason for its action. Locals from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked all entrance to the mine since March 2, 2012, in a peaceful resistance to what they claim is an illegal mining project in their territory. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 26, 2014.
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  • A man takes a nap at the La Puya resistance blockade after keeping watch all night. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Police officers begin to arrest locals in peaceful protest at the La Puya camp only meters away from the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Alvaro Sandoval, local leader from San Pedro Ayampuc, speaks to protesters outside the entrance gate to El Tambor gold mine. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the proposed mining site. The project, owned by Canadian mining company Radius Gold, is run by its local subsidiary EXMINGUA. 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. July 19, 2012.
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  • Arcadio Monroy, from San Pedro Ayampuc, sits in front of a sign next to the closed-down gate of the EXMINGUA mine that reads: "Life is worth more than gold. No to mining!" 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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  • On the evening before the movement's second anniversary, members of the La Puya resistance hold a banner that quotes Article 45 of the Guatemalan Constitution: "The People's resistance is legitimate in order to protect and defend the rights and guarantees assigned by the Constitution." Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 1, 2014.
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  • Mother and child at the resistance headquarters in La Puya. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Petrona de Maria Oliva, 70, from Los Achiotes, a member of the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance since its inception in March 2012, poses for a photograph in a sleeping quarter at the camp. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • Daniel Aquino Díaz, 63, from El Guapinol, participates at the La Puya resistance camp. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 14, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, Jose Angel Llamas (left) and Yolanda Oquelí, both recognized community leaders, hold a talk with other resistance members near the new La Puya peaceful resistance camp. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, three young adults from the La Puya resistance watch Police officers as they guard the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • Locals from the La Puya peaceful resistance set up near the entrance to the gold mine as riot police near. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Corn stalks near the entrance gate to EXMINGUA's El Tambor gold mine. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the proposed mining site. The project, owned by Canadian mining company Radius Gold, is run by its local subsidiary EXMINGUA. 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. July 19, 2012.
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  • A woman from San Pedro Ayampuc nicknamed "the grandmother" serves food to the members of the peaceful La Puya resistance. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have taken turns to block the entrance to Canadian Radius Gold's local subsidiary EXMINGUA 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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  • Grahame Russell, director of Rights Action, speaks outside the EXMINGUA gold mine during a visit. 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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  • Local community members remain at the La Puya blockade as roughly 300 police officers escorted machinery from local contractor Transportes y Maquinaria, S.A. (Transmac) who attempted to ingress heavy machinery at the request of EXMINGUA, local subsidiary of Nevada-based mining company Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA). After a lengthy standoff, the machinery was not allowed to enter by the local community members and the police officers retreated just before sunset. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by KCA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. April 9, 2014.
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  • Political and economic analyst Luis Solano explains the powers and interests behind the local mining boom during the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A local woman helps serve lunch to those attending the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Participants in the Peace Walk arrive to the La Puya resistance camp during the movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • A man holds a poster depicting the La Puya struggle during the Peace Walk from San José del Golfo to the La Puya site in celebration of the peaceful movement's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • Six-year old Wendy carries a chair at the La Puya resistance blockade. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Religious altar at the La Puya resistance blockade displays images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, slain Salvadorian bishop Oscar Romero, and former Archbishop of Guatemala Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, a staunch anti-mining promoter who passed away on June 4, 2012. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Local women serve lunch at the La Puya resistance blockade. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have blocked the entrance to the EXMINGUA gold mine - owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Reno, Nevada, USA. 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 14, 2013.
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  • Desmirna Diaz, 48, from Los Achiotes, a member of the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance since its inception in March 2012, poses for a photograph in front of the camp's shrine. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • One-year-old Ashley Maité Aquino Alvarez lays on a mattress at the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance camp. Her mother Ingrid Magali Alvarez, 24, from El Guapinol, has been a member of the movement since its inception in March 2012. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • Jose Angel Llamas, a member of the La Puya peaceful anti-mining resistance since its inception in March 2012, brings out chairs from a room used for storage and as sleeping quarters at the roadside camp. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala, Guatemala. February 21, 2017.
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  • Pedro de Jesus Castillo (left), 72, and Faustino Morales, 81, (middle), participate at the La Puya resistance camp along with other community members. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 16, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, Mabe Alvarado serves coffee to other resistance members at the new La Puya peaceful resistance camp as Police officers in the background guard the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • The day after being violently evicted by the Guatemalan Police, members of the La Puya peaceful resistance set up a new camp roughly ten meters from the previous camp and the entrance to the El Tambor gold mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces on May 23, 2014, in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 24, 2014.
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  • Police officers storm the La Puya camp and are only meters away from the locals who are blocking the entrance to the El Tambor mine. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Locals from the La Puya peaceful resistance set up in front of the riot police. After two years and two months of peacefully blocking the entrance to U.S.-based Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA) El Tambor gold mine, local residents of San Jose del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc were violently evicted by Guatemalan Police forces in order to introduce heavy machinery inside the industrial site. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. May 23, 2014.
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  • Isabel "Chavelo" Fajardo, from Carrizal, exits one of the makeshift huts where locals sleep on the dawn of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • An ice cream vendor wearing a "Yes to life, no to mining!" t-shirt makes a sale during the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary. Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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  • During the celebrations of the La Puya resistance's second anniversary, participants hold a banner that reads: "No to mining, no to hydro-electrics, no to TRECSA (electric utility company), For the defense of Mother Earth!" Since March 2nd, 2012, local neighbors from San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc have maintained a blockade into the Tambor gold mine owned by Kappes, Cassiday & Assocaites (KCA) based in Nevada, USA. Community members participating in the peaceful resistance claim the industrial activity in their territories as illegal since they were not appropriately consulted before the mine began operations. La Puya, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. March 2, 2014.
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