Peruvian Indigenous groups thwart oil drilling in their territory — for now

In the Peruvian Amazon, two Indigenous groups have been battling the government and oil companies for decades to prevent an incursion they believe would forever alter their homeland. An immense oil concession known as Lot 64 overlaps with much of the Achuar Nation’s 8,020-square-kilometer (3,100-square-mile) homeland, as well as a portion of the neighboring territory … Continue reading Peruvian Indigenous groups thwart oil drilling in their territory — for now