New road in Peruvian Amazon sparks fear of invasion among Indigenous Shawi

Mongabay
Oct 8, 2025, 9:04 am104 pts
Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in the country’s Amazonian region, citing fears about losing their land — even as local authorities nudge the project forward. The Yurimaguas–Balsapuerto–Moyobamba highway, backed by the government of…

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