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Peru’s Andeans Celebrate Mining Rejection Despite Torture, Killings

AYABACA, Peru, September 10, 2008 (ENS) – Campesinos and townsfolk from Ayabaca and outlying rural communities in the Piuran Cordillera are celebrating the first anniversary of their citizen referendum rejecting the open-pit mining projects proposed for this Andean region. Since September 1, they have been participating in a series of conservation talks and festivities centered [...]