An abandoned mining camp in the Madre de Dios, Peru (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

An abandoned mining camp in the Madre de Dios, Peru

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Blue plastic tarps litter an abandoned mining camp in the Madre de Dios, Peru. Actions by the Peruvian National Guard under Operation Mercury led to the removal of illegal miners in this area.

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Photo by Jason Houston (iLCP Redsecker Response Fund/CEES/CINCIA).

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