The majority of Majamarca reject the mining activities of AngloGold Ashanti, Colombia. Photo: ¡PACIFISTA! Some rights reserved.
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In Cajamarca, a town in central Colombia, after years of protest and mobilisation by the local communities, on 26 March, finally the population were asked in a popular consultation whether it agreed with the mining activity planned in its surrounding lands. The mine, known as ‘La Colosa’, has the potential to be South America’s largest gold mine, and is licensed to the South African giant AngloGoldAshanti. 97.2% of the people, unequivocally, have said ‘no’. Anthony Rondón Camacho gives us his account of the local victory:
