Photojournalist James Rodríguez has published a photo essay [1] on the conflict around the Canadian-owned Marlin gold mine. He highlights the bravery and persistence of anti-mining activist Diodora Hernandez, who “was shot point-blank on the right eye outside her home in the small community of San José Nueva Esperanza – only a few meters from a fence that delimits Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine.”
Guatemala: Photo Essay Tells Story of Staunch Anti-Mining Activist
· Written by Silvia Viñas
Categories: Latin America, Guatemala, Citizen Media, Human Rights, Indigenous