Tzawata Community In Ecuador Stands In Defense Against Mining In Territory

Tzawata Community In Ecuador Stands In Defense Against Mining In Territory   Translated from Spanish, Original Below   Tzawata community located in Napo Province, Canton Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, claiming their ancestral lands that were stolen more than 100 years ago by the hacendatario regime, "the pattern Carlos Sevilla, who moved with the deceit of their territory to our grandparents, in exchange for a bag of salt, machetes, a pair of boots or simply making them compadres," complained...

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