Indigenous Leader visits Oil Contamination in Peru's Amazon

30 years of oil production in Block 1AB in the northern Amazon has left indigenous peoples, who have lived in the area since time immemorial, suffering malnutrition, sickness and social disruption. Since 1971, Los-Angles-based Occidental Petroleum, using practices outlawed in the U.S., pumped an average of 800,000 gallons a day of salty formation water and other toxic wastewaters into local rivers with appalling consequences for local communities.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• amazon
• peru
• indigenous
• environment

[creelightning]

Man, there poeple are so awsome too, buetifull poeple....Just some respect and lov'n coming from Moose Cree First Nation (Moose Factory) Canada

Omuskgo Cree Poeple!

[overwick]

hey she is trying to help the people over there out who cant defend themselfs and you are mad because she is not native why dont you go take a swim in that toxic river you got over there

[j666coras]

@jorgepacheco1000 Hey pacheco, yo naci en peru, no he vivido en el peru por mucho tiempo, osea que no me consideras peruano.....? Por lo menos ella hace algo por la contaminacion medioambiental de la jungla amazonica... tu que mierda haces? Solo hablando en ingles se puede llamar mas la atencion, porque gente como tu no escucharia ni castellano, quechua u otro dialecto.....

[matacabros22]

dandose de protectora, pasa nomás cojuda, actriz fracasada

[sharkfrenz]

This is very AGGRAVATING! its upsetting to know that stuff like this is still happen to this day havet we learned from our mistakes yet?

its sad to know that our world is lead by big corporations because we all know that all their interested in is making money and they will destroy every thing in their path to get it :[ keep it up Q'orianka your my role model!!! you stand up for what you believe in and DO STUFF to help. Alot of celebrities just give money but the key is to bring awareness. :]

[AVincent2]

@creelightning

Yes I agree!! I am not native but I believe aboriginal peoples are the true heros and protectors of the earth and deserve to be treated with the respect they deserve. It makes me sad beyond belief that these peoples and cultures along with their knowledge are disapearing. It is their peaceful way of life which is the key to saving the earth from destruction, and I hope one day they will be able to return to this peaceful and beautiful way of life.

[jorgepacheco1000]

no habla español, no vive aca, no es peruana, solo lo hace pro figurar,

[LimberDisco]

omg poor baby!

[rockotto727]

@peruvianshit Neither do you, why don't you go suck a fart out of Alan Garcia's asshole.

[inheavenswake]

@chefofdanet im not a fan of neo liberalism and globalisation but ive learnt recently that if u want to make a difference u need to stop takin this view toward them its warfare and murder they commit (not just humans) and america/england the biggest contributors to terrorism on this planet yet fight a war against it war makes money money makes more war but if enough cogs disengage we can make a difference but start with calming urself im nt patronizin u were on the same page

[inheavenswake]

only youtube could turn an enviromental and ecological disaster into an ego fed argument

[eah07]

@peruvianshit

i'd say its a lot more natural than a lifeless factory that sucks the blood out of the earth- to drive an economy of selfish and narrow-minded men, whose main motive is profit, not survival.

your problem is obviously with the people, and not the destruction of land or culture. maybe you should try getting in touch with your roots