Peru: Indigenous People Of Boca Copal Block River Traffic In The Rio Corrientes Over Oil Pollution

Peru: Indigenous People Of Boca Copal Block River Traffic In The Rio Corrientes Over Oil Pollution   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Indigenous people of the community of Boca de Copal have blocked since Monday the river traffic in the Corrientes River, a tributary of the Marañon.   The aim of the strike is to get the North Pluspetrol Oil company to pay compensation to the community for the oil spill that occurred in May this year and that affected the Piuri inlet, and four other...

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