Over the 10 days of protests, boulders were used to block exits from the regional capital, schools and business had closed and police used teargas against marchers forcing Newmont earlier this week to suspend construction of the $4.8 billion gold mine. Residents say Conga will destroy the environment by transforming four high Andean lakes into reservoirs for mining operations.
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