CERRO DE PASCO, Peru The open-cast crater seems ready to swallow the city whole. Mud-brick houses with corrugated iron roofs teeter on the edge of the massive Raúl Rojas mining pit, now lined with razor wire, which stretches nearly 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) across and is 300 meters, or more than a quarter of […]
May Days in Port Coquitlam began as a humble social gathering 100 years ago to give children a chance to dress up, dance and perform. Now it's a multi-day, inclusive event for all ages and cultures.
UCAYALI, Peru Mennonites, an ultra-conservative religious group, are illegally converting pristine forests in the Peruvian Amazon into agricultural land. They are not only threatening biodiversity but also encroaching on Indigenous territory. Satellite data show that Mennonite colonies are now the leading cause of large-scale deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon exceeding deforestation caused by agribusiness […]