An Agave Americana plant in Wirikuta, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, July 24, 2014.

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An Agave Americana plant in Wirikuta, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, July 24, 2014. Wirikuta is a sacred place for the Wirrarika Huichol Indians and is threatened by First Majestic Silver, a Canadian silver mining company that operates in Mexico, which obtained permission from the Mexican government for its proposed La Luz Silver Project for the extraction of silver in the Sierra Decatorce. Although Wirikuta is protected at national and international levels the Mexican authorities gave the permission to mining in this sacred mining site represents a threat to the environment balance and health of the population in the area.

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Size: 6144px × 4096px
Location: Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, North America
Photo credit: © Chico Sanchez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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