The Cerrejón mine

The Cerrejón mine

Type: Campaign briefings
Date: 1 May 2013
Campaigns: Climate

The Cerrejón coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia is the largest in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. Its steady expansion since its founding in 1976 has led to the destruction of whole villages populated by local indigenous and Afro-Colombian people.

 

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