Monday, February 6, 2012

Tribes protest over mining exploitation

Members of the Ngobe-Bugle Indian tribe blocked roads on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
A protester throws a stone towards riot police during at a road blockade in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
Riot police prepare to clear a bridge blocked by members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group at the Pan American highway in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Ngobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
Riot police guard the Pan American highway after clearing a road blockade set by members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Ngobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands
 
Riot police clear a road blockade set by members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group at the Pan American highway in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Ngobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands
 
Riot police run to clear a road blockade set by members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group at the Pan American highway in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Ngobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
Riot police gather as they try to clean a road blockade at the Pan American highway controlled by members of the Ngobe-Bugle ethnic group in El Vigui, Panama, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Ngobe-Bugle people blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica to protest against mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
A protester from the Ngobe-Bugle tribe holds stones as others block a road during a protest in El Vigui, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Members of the Indian tribe blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands. The sign reads in Spanish "No to mining."
 
A protester from the Ngobe-Bugle tribe blows a seashell as others block a road during a protest in El Vigui, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Members of the Indian tribe blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
Protesters from the Ngobe-Bugle tribe block a road during a protest in El Vigui, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Members of the Indian tribe blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands.
 
Protesters from the Ngobe-Bugle tribe block a road during a protest in El Vigui, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Members of the Indian tribe blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands. The sign reads in Spanish "No to mining."
 
Protesters from the Ngobe-Bugle tribe block a road during a protest in El Vigui, Panama, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Members of the Indian tribe blocked roads in two provinces on the border with Costa Rica in a dispute over mineral exploitation on their lands.

Photo By Arnulfo Franco

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