Cajamarca

Marco Arana beaten and detained by Peruvian police

By S&C Team 05 July, 2012

Earlier today in Cajamarca, Peru, renowned environmentalist Father Marco Arana was beaten and arrested by a dozen police officers while sitting peacefully on a bench in the city’s main square. Videos and photos taken on the scene show... Read Article

2011: The Year of the Green War in Latin America

By Russ Slater 13 December, 2011

In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the Azul, Mamacocha, Chailhuagon and Perol lakes, in the Cajamarca region of Peru. The Conga mining project proposes to... Read Article