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The Devil's Curve: A Journey into Power and Profit at the Amazon's Edge
A vivid tear through South America, exposing the devastating impact of globalization.
In June 2009, 60 soldiers slipped into the thorn-covered bush above Devil's Curve, a notorious bend in the two-lane highway connecting Peru's northern Amazon to the outside world. The soldiers had orders to dislodge the 3,000 Awajun natives who had been camped at Devil's Curve for the past 57 days. The subsequent clash was deadly.
This blockade formed a crucial link in a series of protests that had shut down transport and industry across the entire Peruvian Amazon -- the third-largest tract of rainforest on earth, covering more than half the country. At issue was the lease of three-quarters of the jungle to foreign oil and mining interests over the previous decade. The Devil's Curve untangles the story behind the deadly stand of the Awajun people -- and the Canadian gold mine that provoked their drastic action.
In June 2009, 60 soldiers slipped into the thorn-covered bush above Devil's Curve, a notorious bend in the two-lane highway connecting Peru's northern Amazon to the outside world. The soldiers had orders to dislodge the 3,000 Awajun natives who had been camped at Devil's Curve for the past 57 days. The subsequent clash was deadly.
This blockade formed a crucial link in a series of protests that had shut down transport and industry across the entire Peruvian Amazon -- the third-largest tract of rainforest on earth, covering more than half the country. At issue was the lease of three-quarters of the jungle to foreign oil and mining interests over the previous decade. The Devil's Curve untangles the story behind the deadly stand of the Awajun people -- and the Canadian gold mine that provoked their drastic action.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published January 31, 2012
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June 2, 2014
The Amazon River may seem far away from many of us. But the rich ecosystem does have it's impact on us. It's resources is being eyed by many of our fellow citizens and the politics of the region - in many cases fueled by bloodshed - should be of concern to many of us here. Arno Kopecky spent a year exploring the region of the river around Peru and Columbia and turned his observations into an interesting read called The Devil's Curve: A Journey into Power and Profit at the Amazon's Edge.
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