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News

Illegal Gold Mines Were Just Blown to Pieces in the Amazon

12.08.23

By Deborah Bonello
News

‘Flying Aliens’ Harassing Village in Peru Are Actually Illegal Miners With Jetpacks, Cops Say

08.14.23

By Nathaniel Janowitz
News

Peru Declares State of Emergency in Its Jungles Due to Rampant Mercury Poisoning

05.24.16

By Simeon Tegel
News

Peru Goes to the Polls Under the Shadow of Favorite Keiko Fujimori’s Disgraced Dad

04.10.16

By Simeon Tegel
News

Sand: It’s As Precious As Oil — And Its Extraction Is Destroying the World’s Coasts and Rivers

03.21.16

By John Dyer
News

How Chinese Mining Companies Sustain Organized Crime in Mexico

06.25.14

By Laurence Cuvillier
Travel

If You’re Sick of Hearing About Ukraine, Try Living There

04.11.14

By Maria Qamar
Tech

Peru Thinks ‘Ethical Gold’ Can End the Misery of Amazonian Mining

03.04.14

By Jason Koebler

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