When the price of gold skyrocketed, illegal miners flooded into the country’s Amazon basin, eager to find even the tiniest bits of the precious metal. Trees and villagers have paid a price.
When the price of gold skyrocketed, illegal miners flooded into the country’s Amazon basin, eager to find even the tiniest bits of the precious metal. Trees and villagers have paid a price.
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