http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/july-dec12/conquistadors_07-17.html
TO WATCH: 6:52 Video Report...with transcript
Deep in the protected rain forest...near Coclesito...Toronto's Inmet Mining... is planning to dig a massive open pit copper mine...one of the biggest in the world.
Despite the promise of work...and a school...the huge mine is upsetting the area's indigena peoples.
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