Abstract

STEFANES PACHECO, Rosely A.; STEFANES PACHECO, Isabela  and  SAFFIE BUDNIK, Daniela. Struggles and Resistance of “Los negros de Cañaverales” Against Mining Companies. Rev Cien Cult [online]. 2024, vol.28, n.52, pp.63-85.  Epub June 30, 2024. ISSN 2077-3323.  https://doi.org/10.35319/rcyc.2024521312.

This paper aims to present the case of the Afro-descendant ethnic community of Cañaverales, located in the municipality of San Juan del Cesar, department of La Guajira, Colombia, and the process of struggle and resistance against coal exploitation by the Turkish-capital company, registered in Colombia as Best Coal Company (BCC). This mining company, after acquiring from the Brazilian investment group EBX (read as Grupo Eike Batista), reactivated in 2018 a large mining project, which in its first phase aimed to exploit a coal mine, potentially placing the community at constant risk.

Keywords : Cañaverales; Ethnic Community; Mining Company; Socio- Environmental Conflicts.

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