ARTE ReportagePeru: The Price of Gold

25 min

Available until 09/08/2025

27/09/2019

In the Amazonian region of Madre de Dios in Peru, 40,000 illegal gold diggers ransack nature, leaving mercury in the water and deforestation in the place of lush forests. The authorities are trying to fight back - but it's by no means certain that this is a battle they can win.

Director

Carl Gierstorfer

Author

Carl Gierstorfer

Country

Germany

Year

2019

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