Mining a sour vein in Peru
Can farms and mines mix?
SQUAT green mango trees stretch in neat rows behind Avelino Juarez, the foreman of a fruit plantation in the San Lorenzo valley in the northern department of Piura. Watched by an eagle perched on a nearby tree, Mr Juarez explains why he does not want the new mine that is proposed for the valley's main town, Tambo Grande. “It's the possible pollution,” he says. “I've seen how plants die when they have something rotten nearby.” Investors in the 75-hectare (185-acre) estate where he works have shelved plans to expand it, in case the mine goes ahead.
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