The eco-system of the Ese Ejja had been wrecked by downriver mining operations — leading to a chronic mercury epidemic that was only recently exposed due to a leaked map of contamination sites. In March of 2016, Peru’s President Ollanta Humala declared a 60-day state of emergency in a large remote area of the Amazon jungle because of extremely high levels of mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining. The country’s environment minister said 41 percent of the population of Madre de Dios is being exposed. It was far from enough, just a quick way for government officials to prove they were interested.
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