Illegal gold mining spreads into new areas of Peru’s Amazon, endangering rivers and communities
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining is pushing into new stretches of Peru’s Amazon, spreading along isolated rivers and into Indigenous lands. Specialists warn that the growing activity is fueling an environmental and public health emergency that may leave lasting, irreversible scars. This surge represents a new chapter for one of the rainforest’s most damaging industries. Operations that were once concentrated in well-known areas are now penetrating regions that had remained largely
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