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statement regarding the recent disaster in

Calama, September 22, 2009.

Indigenous Organizations, Social, Farmers, Tourist and the Chamber of Commerce San Pedro de Atacama all organizations of the Second Region of Chile

denounce the following:

In Chile, a state-funded activity is drilling and exploring the Geysers Geysers (El Abuelo crying). This is the first time in Chile industrial activity would affect a ceremonial Indian territory, declared one of the three most important tourist destinations in Chile, and threatening the proof of irreparable impacts such as alteration of ancestral lands, sites ceremonial Inca Trail, endangering protected species like the Andean Cat (there are only 300 copies), the lizard Atacama and unique species of flora, reducing tourism, generating displacement of people, affecting biodiversity in an area of \u200b\u200bproduction of species unique, threatening the destruction of meadows and wetlands, and one of the most beautiful landscapes of Chile, altering the Geiser largest area in the southern hemisphere, which contains about 8% of total World Geiser, with evidence of other experiences in the world where these extractions product has decreased or ceased tourism and water flows , destroying the lives thermophilic used for research on the origin of mankind, the land subsidence and earthquakes, altering the causes of the Rivers and others.

The Geysers Geysers area of \u200b\u200binterest were declared National Tour 2002 and the City of Calama own opposition to the project agreed, as well as Universities, Research, experts, associations and organizations that requested the Mayor an unfavorable ruling on the project.

We have requested the intervention of national authorities to protect and save the Geysers Geysers, Letter to the Honourable President of the Republic, Michelle Bachelet Jeria , Minister Secretary General of the Presidency Viera Gallo, Resource Protection decision Corema before the Court of Appeals in Antofagasta with the help of Rep. Felipe Word, is seeking the suspension of the activity Geothermal Energy Minister Tocman Marcelo, who wrote a letter to Mining Minister Santiago Gonzalez Larrain of delivery tube which is not called for the review of sectoral permits needed for the geothermal exploration and task suspension of the Municipality of Calama, I communicate personally Calama Mayor Esteban Velasquez in December 2008 that there was no ruling, another letter to the Minister of Energy Review of the geothermal suspension, which was not ruling on that date, Geothermal Company del Norte SA was approved in February 2009 by Corema Antofagasta, this brings an internal appeals the National Commission for the Environment, which have not yet delivered.

We also requesting intervention to the international authorities will request an application for interim relief to Ambassador James Canton American Commission on Human Rights also sent a letter to United Nations rapporteur Janes Anaya, personally Iquique comes complete with a folder documenting the Geysers Geysers, a charter with a history of Italian Ambassador Paolo Casardi.

view of the above request:

1. Help International Scientific determining air pollution and surface water, groundwater, its Effects, Environmental damage and thermophilic Life.

2. request the presence of United Nations Rapporteur Anaya Janes site visit.

3. Order the cessation and total length of the intervention of the Geysers Geysers.

; we are aware that at the actions expressed have been violated our constitutional rights, human, environmental and spiritual Ancestral our worldview.

ask

Media National and international dissemination of this release.

Sincerely .

Amelia Mamani Charcas

President Sumaj Llajta Indian Community.

Esteban Araya TOROC

Secretary Association of Farmers Calama

Luis Jorquera Grin

Growers Association Director Calama

Eduardo Cruz Choque

Network for Indigenous Participation Calama.

Sonia Ramos Chocobar

Cultores President of the Association of Ancient Medicine Likanantay.

Cutipa Marcela Maldonado

President of the Consumers Association of Calama.

Haroldo Horta

Atuspa member.

Ana Maria Baron

Archaeologist, Former Mayor of San Pedro de Atacama.

William Fabre

President of the Chamber of Commerce San Pedro de Atacama.

Mauricio Ccioca

Tourism Association President and Environment Environmental atime.

José Julián Maldonado

Atuspa President.

PLATFORM ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND

ON INDIGENOUS TATIO Geysers

We support the following institutions, organizations and individuals in the world:

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
Inter-American Observatory on the Rights of Migrants OCIM

NATIONAL NETWORKS
Chile National Immigration Bureau.
Sharing Network Indigenous

INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS Sumac-Llajta Quechua Community Community
Lickan Antay Kamac-Mayu, children
Community Yalquincha Atacama San Pedro de Atacama
Chunchuri West Indian Association

Putre Indian Community Native Women's Association Inti Panni Pacha Mama

Puri

ORGANIZATIONS eventual Union Contractors CODELCO Business Research Center Migratory

Farmers Association
El Loa Neighborhood Board No. 1

Putre

FRIENDS OF THE WORLD.