Alvarez Rosa is located in the middle of a cool, dark room at the end of the court. The blue color on the walls is the only thing that takes the windowless, empty space his misery. It smells pungent sweet, I feel Zivizeit in my back and recognize the acrid smell of pressure ulcer, sore from lying, open areas of the body. Alvarez I ask how long he is already there. He moved his lips trying to reply, but his mouth leaving only indistinct sounds. His wife sits beside him and holds her 5 year old daughter in her arms. You doing the talking, saying that Alvarez now for 4 years is bedridden and can not move properly. His hands are stiff, knees bent unnatural. His wife says that it is now but would be better because at least he is no longer loco, crazy. Just before he left his power, he would have raged for days to be beaten, screamed. At that time, could not she and her daughter to him because they were afraid of him. Only the brother would have married in the room, but only 2 other men in order to calm Alvarez if necessary by force. But now he lies there quietly, that only thing that moves on his body are the eyes. A sad, concentrated gaze that between his wife and myself jumping back and forth. Alvarez is 30 years young. was
Alvarez with his wife and child Alvarez Rosa one of many in Choropampa, on 2 June 2000, the viscous, shiny silvery metal with bare hands, picks up from the street. On the assumption it was Silver filled, they are available in bottles and took it home with you. In particular, the children gathered diligently and played with the strange substance that shone so beautifully in the sun. That had to be silver, was not only the color of the metal, but also on its origin. Because it came from the tank of a defective transporter of Rama, the logistics company, which transports on behalf of the Yanacocha gold and silver from the mine to the coast. The all knew in Choropampa. What they did not know what to know at this time no one except the leaders of the company Yanacocha, was that the mine in addition to gold and silver, mercury is mined. What the people of Choropampa was not also knew that mercury a toxic heavy metal. Especially when it changes its physical state from liquid to gaseous form. It happens at elevated room temperatures.
take daily for dozens of dangerous goods transport by Choropampa Shortly after the accident were the engineers at Yanacocha and one might assume that they are the people of Choropampa liberated from their dangerous ignorance. They did not. Instead, they built two small kiosks in Choropampa and offered for each gram of mercury collected a sol (25 Euro cents). Since the van had lost 151 kg of mercury, so a lot of money could do. Unfortunately, The first bottles of mercury, which kept people in their homes, in the heat of the day exploded and scattered the metal had seeped into the clay floors of the houses or had simply vanished into thin air.
almost all residents have mercury in their blood Choropampas 
but the mercury is in the soil and the walls of the houses After the accident became public, doctors sent Yanacocha . Were collected urine and blood samples of men from Choropampa. wanted to investigate the incidents as a later independent organizations, were these samples disappeared. The company said the samples and the results were unfortunately lost. In addition, on behalf of Yanacocha, the NGOs (Non Governmental Organization) Care came Choropampa. Care hosted a party with free beer, because under the expertise of the staff Care -rinse the beer, the mercury from the body. Today, the alcoholics in Choropampa rate is particularly high and the former head of Care , Violeta Vigo works (Asociación los Andes de Cajamarca) for the funded organization Yanacocha ALAC . In personal letters to Yanacocha also directed to the political dignitaries the village. For a personal financial compensation, they should refrain from public blaming Yanacocha contract.
Jenny and her mother complain of chronic pain, especially abdominal and back gradually affected more and more people in Choropampa the same symptoms. Chronic headaches, stomach and back pain, persistent nausea, loss of hearing and vision. For some, the legs cramp painfully and slowly start to become stiff. In other changes, the skin is dry dust, explodes on or peel off a large area.
works for some, the mercury poisoning also dramatically on the outer physicality of (Source: http://noticialocal.blogspot.com/2008/11/fallece-alcalde-de-choropampa-por.html)
For most people it is a gradual, over years developing the process of health decline, in others it is really fast. So far, at least 20 people have died of mercury poisoning Choropampa. The most prominent among them were the doctor and the young, combative mayor of the town.
(Source: http://caballeroredverde.blogspot.com/2008/11/profesor-vicente-zrate-minchn-fue-uno.html) Since the Ministry of Health, the danger of the leaked mercury for the people of the place as low assesses and the Justice Department the driver of the car with the defective safety tank responsible for the accident, said the case Choropampa is closed to the Peruvian State. To some residents of Choropampa that could demonstrate an extreme value of mercury in the blood, Yanacocha paid either small amounts of severance pay or a minor drug insurance. In interviews, some stakeholders reported to have received one-time money for their sick child, usually around 2000 soles (about 500 €) per month or a limited amount of painkillers (eg paracetamol) to obtain for chronic pain. Others said they have neither the one nor the other. A more cohesive community is injured it in Choropampa, since those who receive drugs are afraid that even this small help them be deleted if they speak critically.
this woman received for her mercury poisoned children every 2000 Soles, she herself was deaf world One of the most serious accidents mercury is almost forgotten. The nearly 2000 affected are on their own. GRUFIDES care of the people of Choropampa and tried, 10 years after the accident as a warning that keep on the dangers of irresponsible mining in memory. For the Peruvian government the case is closed, even though people continue to live in their homes and run to toxic poisoned soil. Furthermore, every year dozens of people suffering from the consequences of the accident, even children who were not then born.
Señora Garcia has the same symptoms as Alvarez, all of their grandchildren are still extremely high mercury levels in the blood the people of Choropampa nothing left but their disabled care and hope that the mercury in their blood, not their bodies or they attack their unborn children to pass. Señora Rosa, the young wife of Alvarez responded when asked about their hopes that they hope that Alvarez will be recovered and if that is not true that he can spend the remaining time in peace and without pain.
The Peruvian documentary filmmaker from Guarango have shot an award-winning documentary about the case Choropampa that is also seen on youtube.
"Choropampa - El precio del oro"
keeping with the theme runs at 24.06. The film "Altiplano" in the (probably alternative) at cinemas.
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