Energy Projects Opposed
Latin Indians Using Sabotage
November 18, 1999 Miami Herald
Kilometer 33, Venezuela - Across Latin America, indigenous groups are locked in power struggles with authorities over large energy projects on their lands, and the twisted metal of a toppled steel pylon in a jungle clearing here is sign of the latest clash.
One recent night, Pemon Indians pulled down the pylon in an act of sabotage against a power line project to northern Brazil that they despise.