![]() She says this was where Princess Inírida hid forever, according to García Barros’ ancestors. García Barros, a member of the Puinave ethnic group, points to the mountain in the front. ![]() From there, one can see large expanses of land holding beneath it an abundance of gold and other metals sought by the mining industry. *This report is part of a journalistic collaboration between Mongabay Latam and Vorágine, a Colombian news source.Ĭecilia García Barros is seated atop the peak of Mavicure Hill, a rocky, rounded mountain 170 meters (about 558 feet) high on the banks of the Inírida River in the Colombian department of Guainía. Some people view mining positively, but there are also complaints that the mining titles are being managed in the name of the Indigenous people, even though they have not been consulted. Mining has not started yet in the area, and there is already division surrounding this issue in the Remanso Chorrobocón Indigenous Reserve.There is simultaneously ignorance and enthusiasm about the prospect of new jobs. Their residents now live in a climate of uncertainty because of the promises of a better future based on mining. Mongabay Latam and Vorágine visited the Indigenous communities surrounding the Fluvial Star of Inírida. ![]() ![]() ![]() Authorities approved 13 proposals for mining concession contracts for extracting gold and gold concentrates. A potential gold rush is awaiting in the surroundings of the Mavicure Hill and the Fluvial Star of Inírida, two of Colombia’s particular ecosystems. ![]()
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