Copper at Cerro Colorado is the largest in the world
I heard a rumor that the copper mine at Cerro Colorado is the third largest in the world. It is said that the native peoples inhabiting the area – the Ngobe-Bugle – are divided: one for the operation of the mine (due to unemployment and an alarming level of poverty and neglect that is the Ngöbe-Bugle) and others against (because they are committed to the legacy of his sons with land, air and contaminated water, extinct animals and trees left).
Yesterday there was a terrible brawl in which police attacked demonstrators who had obstructed the American way up to the intersection of San Felix, leaving a balance of several injuries and some were imprisoned. And in the capital city, things got serious when environmentalists, union members and protesters in general tried to get to hear the debate of the Legislature on reforms to the Mining Code (in force since 1975, as I have understood) and they were denied step.
Definitely one legal code should be reformed so years, but the general public increasingly demand greater participation to express their point of view – almost always against it, because we human beings resist change.
On the other hand, it is difficult to find a solution that satisfies everyone (rich, poor, miners, local residents, environmentalists). Afraid that such pristine places are contaminated with cyanide and other atrocities, but also concerned about the socioeconomic and cultural development of our country, so in arrears, because we reject the changes and refuse to evolve to another level of consciousness.
I think the parties should be tolerant and listen without insulting, no violence, no cheating, no stretching and shrinking, as it does not lead to anything positive. If mining will benefit most of the country, it is welcome. But if the first nail in the coffin of humans, animals, forests and other natural resources, while a few inches amass fortunes on the exploitation of some poor miners, then we can stop along the way and ask whether it is worth.
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