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    Urubamba River Peru Field Investigation

    June 18, 2008 | Photo Gallery

    View photos of Amazon Watch campaigner, Andrew Miller’s visit to the Machiguenga communities in the Lower Urubamba River in Peru. Amazon Watch and the local communities are deeply concerned that the impacts of the existing Camisea gas project are likely to be compounded by additional oil operations planned nearby by Spain’s Repsol (Block 57) and Brazil’s Petrobras (Block 58).

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