Three people have died Wednesday after thousands of illegal gold miners battled riot police for control of the regional capital of Puerto Maldonado after talks broke down between the government and protest organizers earlier this week. ...
Interior Minister Lozada told reporters that 40 people have been detained as wildcat mining has been blamed for destroying the rain forest and polluting rivers for mercury.
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