outdoors

An unspoiled part of the Meso-American Biological Corridor in

western Colon and northern Cocle provinces. Photo by ANCON

Photographic evidence from an environmental crime scene

Petaquilla Minerals strip mining for gold without the required environmental permit

Photos above and below by ANCON

Using none of the required mitigation methods, Petaquilla is silting the local streams

Photo by ANCON

So of course, the water runs muddy downstream. Photo by ANCON

President Torrijos, having no qualms about a photo op to plug a guy who's facing criminal charges that he stole from provincial funds and Spanish aid for a museum when he was governor of Cocle, poses in the Palacio de las Garzas with Fifer (left) and Petaquilla press flack Octavio Choy (right) --- Photo from the Petaquilla website