Honduras: Indigenous Movement carries on with the struggle
As election approaches, indigenous leaders face mounting pressure
Peru: The Conga mine casts its shadow over local elections
Gregorio Santos, in prison for opposing the Conga gold and copper mine, is elected regional president.
N.E.Brazil: church mission denounces water inequality
Brazil is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world
and contains 20% of the Earth´s water springs – but all this is threatened...
Mexico: life and death fight with a mining company
Members of Ejido El Bajío, in the Gran Desierto de Altar, Sonora, have been fighting for almost 20 years against a gold mining company that is destroying the fauna and flora of their beautiful but delicate surroundings.
Peru: why the terms ‘Lo Andino’ and ‘terruco’ still matter
Power and wealth in Peru reside on the coast. Poverty reins in the Andes, a problem Lima elites refer to as 'Lo Andino'. These divisions fuelled Shining Path and were behind the recent removal of Pedro Castillo from the presidency.