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Mercury

I. Santiago en la mina Camargo. D. Una vista aérea de la zona de hornos en la mina Camargo. Fotos: Alejandro Saldívar
  • Mexico

Mercury Fever

January 2024, By Alejandro Saldívar

Artisanal mercury mining in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve has destroyed the ecosystem and endangered the lives of miners.

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Presencia de cianobacterias (algas verdeazuladas) que producen toxinas que pueden enfermar a las personas y los animales, a pocos kilómetros de Delta 1, en la reserva comunal Amarakaeri, Madre de Dios, Perú. Foto: Alejandro Saldívar
  • Peru

A Divine Mess

July 2022, By Daniel Wizenberg

The Harakmbut community has suffered the ravages of mining: contaminated rivers, deforestation, displacement and oppression. Between mercury and gold lies a jungle at risk.

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Revista Late, born in Latin America in 2017, is an independent, non-profit network that investigates stories once the news has broken and looks into corruption cases,  organized crime links, environmental destruction and human rights violations.