El río puede volverse salvaje

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Los residentes de la zona que viven a orillas del río Chiriquí Viejo afirman que se convierte en una bestia durante la temporada de lluvias. Se alarmaron cuando una empresa privada comenzó repentinamente a extraer roca y grava río arriba del puente Florentina en Paso Ancho. (Click here for English version of this article). “Ya … Read more

Chiriquí Viejo River dredging winds down. What’ s next?

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The River Basin Committees of Chiriquí Province toured a controversial rock and gravel extraction site today in Paso Ancho. A Ministry of Public Works engineer defended the project while some residents and members of the committees said they worried that aggressive extraction efforts had weakened the banks of the Chiriquí Viejo river, making it more … Read more

MiAmbiente’s justification for river dredging is “legally contentious”

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Here’s what Gemini, Google’s AI tool, says about the sign placed outside the rock and gravel extraction site in Paso Ancho: The MiAMBIENTE Resolution DM-0510-2024 does not explicitly authorize the commercial or industrial extraction of rocks and gravel for road repairs. Based on its official text and scope, the resolution is a set of provisional … Read more

Activist: Dredging the Chiriquí Viejo River is “unforgivable”

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Children in the Tierras Altas district celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd while workers were dredging a river just 5 kilometers away. (Haga clic aquí para acceder a la versión en español de este artículo). Environmental activist Laura Pedreschi asked how this was possible. “Explain to me why, on Earth Day, near Paso Ancho, on … Read more