Peru: Indigenous Protests Of Oil Company Yield Accord In Peru’s Amazon

Peru: Indigenous Protests Of Oil Company Yield Accord In Peru’s Amazon   Darrin Mortenson, 2012   After threatening to seize several of the company's Amazon oil wells unless officials sat down to talks, Achuar indigenous communities on the Corrientes River won major concessions from Argentinian driller PlusPetrol this week, including a commitment to finally clean up the oil-sodden lake and tributary of Atiliano near the communities of Pucacuro and Pavayacu.   The company may also...

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