Tale of two pandemics as miners thrived while communities faced restrictions

Mongabay
May 24, 2022, 5:36 pm184 ptsTrending
CASILLAS, Guatemala — Evelin Cante got involved in the protest camp right from the start. Her village isn’t far from the Escobal silver mine in southern Guatemala, and she was worried about its impacts on the environment and local homes, especially from the detonations at the mine site. Indigenous Xinka…

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