Women bring maize to the local grinding mill to get dough for use in tortillas a staple of the diet in this region.

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A high level mission of Amnesty International led by Secretary General Irene Khan visits the Mexican state of Guerrero for fact finding meetings with members of CECOP Consejo de Ejidos and Comunidades Opositores a la Parota in Spanish CECOP is an umbrella group whose members actively oppose the building of the projected La Parota Dam on the Papagayo River Amnesty listened to testimonies and interventions of citizens in three different communities in the region Images of daily life in the village of Aguacaliente Women bring maize to the local grinding mill to get dough for use in tortillas a staple of the diet in this region and throughout Mexico

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Location: Guerrero, Mexico
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