Peru

The resuming of protests on January 2 opposing the US$4.8bn Conga project in Cajamarca by environmental activists indicate that the social conflict with the mining sector has not yet completely been resolved, although recent protests are on a lower scale than in November and December. As a result, the government has agreed to review the environmental impact of the project by international experts and committed more public funds to the town where the project is being built. We believe social tensions have accelerated the decline of Humala's popularity which fell below 50% for the first time in his term according

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