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Red UNITAS, a Bolivian NGO, walks through the conflict over gold mining in Charopampa, citing a Leco community leader and human rights activist Amparo Carvajal. The details are dramatic. rimaypampa.org/apuntan-al-alcalde-de-mapiri-por-conflicto-minero-en-charopampa/Permalink On twitter.com
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The Leco community of Charopampa alleges that the 15 de Mayo Gold Mining Cooperative was awarded a concession area that literally includes their town in 2012.Permalink On twitter.com
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Residents of Charopampa complain they were not consulted by the mining agency AJAM in this process and that the mayor of Mapiri, Alfredo Apaza has opposed them at every term. In part because Apaza is part of the gold mining cooperative that has claimed their lands.Permalink On twitter.com
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Esteban Pilui, leader in Charopampa: "The current Mayor of Mapiri is the intellectual author behind founding this cooperative, and is a member of the cooperative. … He is using his political influence to bring in police troops [to defend] his cooperative"Permalink On twitter.com
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Here is Mayor Alfredo Apaza's campaign material, affiliating himself with mining via a traditional miner's helmet.Permalink On twitter.com
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Pilui, alleging environmental damage: The gold-mining "cooperative has diverted the river from its natural course, has caused environmental damage, has ended the use of 300 hectares of cultivation, and also has provoked landslides."Permalink On twitter.com
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UNITAS, summarizing their conclusions: "The mining firm has contaminated the ecosystem … attacking the rights of the environment, of indigenous peoples, and to health, water and life."Permalink On twitter.com
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UNITAS: State has failed to hear indigenous complaints, maintain open procedures. "The departmental government of La Paz and the Mining Ministry have acted out of order, failing to respond to the denunciations made by those affected."Permalink On twitter.com
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UNITAS: Mayor Alfredo Apaza is accused of having particular interests, of being part of the mining cooperative, and of acting against the interests of the population" of the municipality he heads. rimaypampa.org/apuntan-al-alcalde-de-mapiri-por-conflicto-minero-en-charopampa/On twitter.com