11 July 2012 Updated at 05:52 ET
Peru's gold rush pits illegal miners against government
Rob Walker
BBC News, Madre de Dios
Mining pumps like these have been destroyed by the Peruvian police
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Tens of thousands of Peruvians have flocked to the country's Amazon region to join a chaotic gold rush. But illegal mining has led to violence, pollution and the destruction of parts of the country's precious rainforest. Can new government measures to control the miners succeed?
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