Mining in Guatemala: Growth and Income but at What Cost?
Mining industry in Guatemala has provided the region with a lot of the revenue going into the area for a long time. Companies from the global north, particularly Canada come into the region and encroach upon land where families have lived for generations to mine the area. Often mining industry in Guatemala will lead to the poisoning of rivers and soil with the byproducts of the mining process. Unfortunately this is a trend that has been around since the time...
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