are you guys aware that its 99 % on Children?

Obiouslly, as a peruvian i don´t like this terrible situation, it seems like the goverment doesn´t have any strategy to stop this matter.

As Peruvians, what do you think would be our attitude about this problem ??

Im sure if one by one , with our ideas, our comments etc , we can awake our people ,not just feeling sorry for our goverment and the problems there.

Look. is a Petition to stop the minning in Madre de Dios, if you like you can sign and sharing, we need 1,000 signs...:-)

http://www.thepetitionsite....

Muchas gracias !!

http://youtu.be/9YE5FbHWgn8

Many countries around the world have this same problem to varying degree's. The big problem is with the large gold companies that own the concessions as they do not want to give the "illegal" miners the proper equipment to extract the gold on their concessions yet the locals have been mining on these properties for hundreds of years and it is their land, the governments are caught between a rock and a hard place. They can't stop the "illegals" from mining but they also can't ask the big gold companies to provide the locals with the proper tools to eliminate mercury use.

Are yo out if your mind? Do yo have idea what you are talking about? I'm a geologist working 16 years for major mining companies here in Peru and all what you are stating in your comment is a pure crap demonstrating you have no idea what you are talking about and you probably never left US o Canada or wherever you are living. This is all about alluvial gold mining genius, none of local or overseas companies are exploiting alluvial gold in Peru at least. Poor illegal miners are hundreds years extracting gold and bad mining companies are throwing them out? What are you living in Inca empire times? These miners are simple bandits, many of them criminals, you should go to their camps and see child prostitution, modern slavery labor, environmental mess you have never seen in your life before and you are defending them? All they do with the monies they make is to drink to death, spend all monies with prostitutes and when they spent it all they will return for more gold. If you would like to see Sodoma Gomorra in your life time you are welcome in Madre de Dios and you are welcome to stay there for while.

Everything you said is completly true !! the sad is Madre de Dios, Pto. maldonado's people dont know what really is happening . as a Peruvian im trying to awake all my Peruvians brothers to support signing this petition, TO STOP ILEGAL MINING IN MADRE DE DIOS - PERU. we need 1,000 signs, just we have 290..that mean, Peruvians dont know the big and serious problem it is . Through Facebook i wrote Humala President, Madre de Dios, Minery Minister and Pto maldonado Facebook walls , with lot information about this problem , and up today i didnt receive any comment, and signs to support the petition, just from my european friends and a few Peruvians.

I'm very disappointed about Peruvian goverment. All this matter may has relation with corruption.

I would be grateful to know from you some ideas, how we can help them to awake and fight for their rights making to know the world and the Peruvian goverment , they are human being to be respected and deserve live properly .

In name of Peruvian people i thank you for your job there , as well i thank you if you help the people there with your knowledge.

Pls. Could you and other who would like to support the Peticion, pls. just click bellow. Many thanks !!

http://www.thepetitionsite....

Elizabeth