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Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Podcasts to farmers in remote Peruvian villages 2006

We arrived in Cajamarca which is a lovely town that is famous for its cheeses, Inca baths and Inca tombs.

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Cajamarca was the top destination for the investments, attracting $1.16 billion during the period.

Peru Tries to Appease Mine Protesters Matt Moffett 2012

A one-day general strike on Nov. 9 in Cajamarca was followed by an indefinite general strike on Nov. 24 that, according to press accounts, eventually laid siege to the city.

Peru's Humala Passes His First Test Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011

But Cajamarca leaders, including the governor, Gregorio Santos, didn't seem likely to be swayed by government largess.

Peru Tries to Appease Mine Protesters Matt Moffett 2012

Peru's housing minister was to meet Friday afternoon with local government officials in Cajamarca to discuss U.S.-based Newmont's stalled Conga gold and copper project, and to detail a host of highway, rural-electrification and antipoverty investments the government is preparing to make in the region this year.

Peru Tries to Appease Mine Protesters Matt Moffett 2012

Now he's facing his first big test in the northern city of Cajamarca, where Newmont Mining Corporation is ready to begin work on a $4.8 billion copper and gold mine.

Peru's Humala Passes His First Test Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011

On Friday, René Cornejo Diaz, the housing minister, was sent to Cajamarca to tout the federal government's program to invest 4.3 billion soles, about $1.6 billion, in infrastructure and expanded antipoverty programs in Cajamarca.

Peru Tries to Appease Mine Protesters Matt Moffett 2012

On Dec. 4, after the company had agreed to suspend construction as a good-faith gesture and the protesters had refused to lift the Cajamarca blockade, he imposed a state of emergency and restored order.

Peru's Humala Passes His First Test Mary Anastasia O'Grady 2011

Newmont has a 51.35% interest in the company developing Conga, Minera Yanacocha SRL, which already runs South America's largest gold mine in Cajamarca not far from the site of Conga.

Peru Tries to Appease Mine Protesters Matt Moffett 2012