The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new president.
The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new president and demanding a general election., the incident took place on Friday morning when the protesters broke into the site’s water plant and set the facility on fire. The plant provides drinking water to over 6,000 people in nearby communities.
The president of the 11 Indigenous communities in Anttapacay’s area of influence, Flavio Huanqque, toldThese and other demonstrations taking place across the Andean country pose a challenge to new President Dina Boluarte, as she tries to restore calm after the ouster of former President Pedro Castillo late last year.
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