Traducir página con Google

Historia Publication logo Octubre 20, 2021

Amazonas a la sombra de la pandemia: Regresar enfermo

Autores:
three children sitting in a canoe on a river with forest in the background
Español

Durante la pandemia del Covid-19, la minería ha ganado terreno en el Amazonas venezolano. Las...

author #1 image author #2 image
Varios Autores
SECTIONS

This story excerpt was translated from Spanish. To read the original story in full, visit El Diario. You may also view the original story on the Rainforest Journalism Fund website here. Our website is available in English, Spanish, bahasa Indonesia, French, and Portuguese.


The Amazon in the Shadow of the Pandemic is a four-episode podcast report that explains the environmental risks of illegal mining and brings together stories of people affected by diseases that are still present in times of the coronavirus.

Julio, like other men from the state of Amazonas, Venezuela, sees mining as a salvation for their economic deficiencies. Pushed to bring sustenance to his home, he set out on a journey to the mines of Yapacana National Park as a food provider.

But he had not even spent a month in the Maraya mine, where he arrived, when malaria took hold of him and prevented him from achieving his goal of raising enough money to meet his problems. He had to spend the few grams of gold he had gathered to buy medical treatment and had to hurry his return.


As a nonprofit journalism organization, we depend on your support to fund journalism covering underreported issues around the world. Donate any amount today to become a Pulitzer Center Champion and receive exclusive benefits!


Malaria, amoebiasis, dengue fever and skin fungus are pathologies that continue in the Amazon jungle and have been overshadowed by the pandemic.

Regresar enfermo
Image taken by Dixon Dacosta. Venezuela, 2021.

RELATED TOPICS

navy halftone illustration of a covid virus

Topic

COVID-19

COVID-19
yellow halftone illustration of an elephant

Topic

Environment and Climate Change

Environment and Climate Change
navy halftone illustration of a female doctor with her arms crossed

Topic

Health Inequities

Health Inequities

RELATED INITIATIVES

yellow halftone illustration of a logging truck holding logs

Initiative

Rainforest Reporting

Rainforest Reporting

Support our work

Your support ensures great journalism and education on underreported and systemic global issues