Peru’s Bahuaja-Sonene National Park at risk over illegal mining

Mongabay
Jun 19, 2018, 1:41 pm207 pts
KOTSIMBA, Peru — In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, illegal mining is everywhere. From the Interoceanic Highway, which lies just 100 miles from Puerto Maldonado, the region’s capital, one can see that a riverbed has been converted into a long desert-like trail. Those from the area refer to it as the “Dos…

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