Peru: Mega-Dam In Peruvian Amazon Cancelled

Peru: Mega-Dam In Peruvian Amazon Cancelled   Decision by Peruvian government a blow to Brazil’s regional energy plans   The Peruvian government announced yesterday that the massive Inambari Dam, planned on a major Amazonian tributary, had been cancelled after years of strong community opposition. For the past 36 days, close to 2,000 people in the Puno area had been on strike in an effort to convince the government to cancel mining concessions and the dam project. They blocked access roads to...

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