But today, the Caura is polluted with mercury. Mining activity in the basin began two decades ago, in the Yuruani, a Caura tributary. Small at first, the changes began with projects for legalizing artisanal mining. And then in 2016, the Mining Arc came along: an area for mining exploitation larger than Switzerland or Panamá, considered illegal by the legitimate National Assembly, which has turned into a violent and lawless territory, ruled by criminal gangs, guerrilla groups, and gold traffickers.
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