Protesters block roads to Glencore’s Antapaccay mine in Peru

Antapaccay copper mine in Peru. (Photo: Glencore)

Protesters are blocking access to Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in the Cusco region of Peru, a local community leader and a source close to the company said on Monday.

Residents of nearby towns on Sunday began blocking roads to the mine to protest a major expansion project, said community leader Flavio Huanque.

(By Marco Aquino; Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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