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Getting to the Bottom of Extractive Capitalism: A Case Study of Open Pit Mining in Cajamarca, Peru – Writing Resistance
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Reporting on environmental and human rights struggles. April 15, 2016. February 5, 2017. Getting to the Bottom of Extractive Capitalism: A Case Study of Open Pit Mining in Cajamarca, Peru. Written by Lynda Sullivan. Published by Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review. Issue 19. Extractive; mining; Peru; community; activism; development; education. When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money (Native American Saying).
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Spiritual –
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Live free or die. My secret travel paradise. If you’ve found a travelers paradise. Don’t tell anyone. Keep it a secret. Even when you have the urge to monetize it into Google sellout money. Enjoy your little secret spot on this planet, because paradise is slowly disappearing around us. I’ll never tell! Life is easy, but not for you. Why? Great video here on the madness of normal everyday life that we’ve been led to believe. Time to open my eyes again. Wake up! Are you scared of being labeled a Fool.
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Mexico –
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Live free or die. Real de Catorce (Mexico). Discover an old silver mining town in the Sierra de Catorce mountain range of Mexico. Make sure you bring some warm clothing and heavy boots to explore one of the highest plateaus in Mexico. I explored this region in December and it was downright chilly during the day and “extra blankets” cold during the night. Francisco “Pancho” Villa. Pancho Villa Statue in Chihuahua, Mexico. Museo Leon Trotsky (Mexico City). Location: You will need to take the subway. Price:...
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Panama –
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Live free or die. Bocas Dental Center (Bocas del Toro). Bocas del Toro, Panama). After the two hour procedure, I headed out for the beach on Basitmentos Island and worked on my sun tan. I would definitely go back again. Lavamatico/ Laundry (Casco Viejo). Casco Viejo, Panama City. Location: Coming out of Hotel Colon take a left and go one block. Should see the sign on your left side looking down the hill. Cost: 75 cents to wash and 75 cents to dry. You have to fold the ropa yourself. Cost: 8 US Dollars.
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Live free or die. Frida in Mexico and friends in Tikal. There may be water on Mars. But is there intelligent life on Earth? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th September 2015. Evidence for flowing water on Mars this opens up the possibility of life; of wonders we cannot begin to imagine. Its discovery is an astonishing achievement. Meanwhile, Martian scientists continue their search for intelligent life on Earth. Read the rest of the article here. Orange mushroom in Tennessee forest. Probab...
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Tales –
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Live free or die. Fear the bull with crooked balls. See legend has it that whoever owns this particular bull family/breed, will die by the bull. Notice that in this bulls family one ball is bigger than the other. Which can unbalance the mind in man and the bull. In other words the bull is ornery. Never turn your back to the bull. Never! So the redneck left his office yelling, Geico kicked your ass, dumb ass. Never turn your back to the bull, David thought. And that my friends is bullshit! The function of...
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Ecuador –
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Live free or die. Hen and chicks Ecuador. Fire truck Alausi, Ecuador. Cows on mountain in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. Next Page ». I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief." Gerry Spence. The function of the law is not to provide justice or to preserve freedom. The function of the law is to keep those who hold power, in power." Gerry Spence. I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone's imagination." Hunter S. Thompson. The Savage Nation (youtube).
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Colombia –
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Live free or die. Atlantis (An Ecological Community). I’ve always wanted to visit Jenny James at her home in Colombia, South America, but never had the balls to. Anyways I’ve read her newsletters over the years and have the general idea of her adventurous life and the tragedy of the murder (July 2000) of her grandson Tristan and her son-in-law Javier, both 18 years old in Colombia. Traveling from Popayan, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador in four simple steps. El Maco (San Agustin). Location: You can walk, bus ...
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Live free or die. Murdered trying to save the rain forest. Lets save the rain forest. Sounds nice and easy. Right? Well in reality some people that live in the jungle in Peru die trying to save their home in the rain forest. Edwin Chota was one of those people. Edwin Chota was someone in the way of easy money. For now the illegal logging continues in Peru. His family fled the jungle after he was murdered. Here is a link to a good article on Edwin Chota. Original photo: Emory Richey. Do you believe in the...
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Nicaragua –
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Live free or die. Casa Meza (Managua, Nicaragua) Adventure hotel. Location: Barrio Martha Quezada (Near the Ticabus Terminal). Price: $5.00 $6.00 USD. Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua on 10 dollars per day. It’s possible to live on the Isla De Ometepe, Nicaragua for $10.00 USD per day. Was I ever in for a surprise when I arrived on a day trip in Catarina, Nicaragua from Masaya. The town is really quaint and lots of pretty flower stands. I was regretting not staying in Catarina for a few nights. Eugenia's ...
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