Peruvian and Colombian authorities have delivered a major breakthrough in the fight against criminal violence in the gold mining frontier. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, alias “Cuchillo” (Knife), has been arrested in Medellín, Colombia, and is believed to be the main suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 13 miners in…
The Peruvian Amazon is facing one of its worst environmental crises in history. An illegal gold rush has destroyed nearly 140,000 hectares of rainforest, leaving behind barren landscapes, polluted rivers, and devastated communities. What began decades ago as small-scale prospecting has turned into a massive, organized operation fueled by record-breaking…