Yanira Cortez, deputy attorney at the Salvadoran state's human rights office, says the country must move towards a definitive end to mining. She points to the case of San Sebastián, in the eastern part of the country, where an old gold mine has allegedly left behind vast environmental damage including severe water contamination.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/apr/11/el-salvador-communities-battle-gold-in-ground
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