# Andean women protest mining in Argentina

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/andean-women-protest-mining-in-argentina
> Updated: 2026-09-03T20:22:26.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 3.

The Caminata de las Warmis, a group of Andean women from the Jujuy province, began a march on August 3 from Pozo Rinconada to Buenos Aires to protest land dispossession and environmental degradation caused by extractivism.

As the march progressed through provinces including Córdoba and Rosario, participants highlighted the contamination of the Pozuelo Lagoon, an international biosphere reserve, and lead contamination in Abra Pampa linked to the Pan de Azúcar mine. Upon reaching Buenos Aires, the activists reported that the Laguna de Pozuelos biosphere reserve is ‘totally dry’ due to drought and intensive water and energy consumption by mining operations. The group is seeking meetings with legislators to demand protection for their lands, water, and biodiversity, specifically citing concerns over 175 pending mining claims in the basin and the impact of the Chinchillas mine on local water supplies.

Having completed the nearly 2,000-kilometer journey, members of the Mapuche and Kolla communities marched through the Once neighborhood toward the National Congress. The protesters delivered a formal petition to the President and lawmakers, demanding action against the Regime of Incentives for Large Investments (RIGI) and other legislative projects they argue promote ‘predatory extractivism’. The movement characterizes the situation as a ‘humanitarian crisis’ affecting indigenous peoples due to territorial dispossession and environmental damage.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-03: Indigenous women march 2,000 km to Argentine Congress to defend water and land

Indigenous women completed a 2,000-km march from Jujuy to Buenos Aires to protest mining extractivism and defend water rights and ancestral territories in Argentina.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indigenous-women-march-2000-km-to-argentine-congress-to-defend-water-and-land

### 2026-08-31: Indigenous women march to Buenos Aires to protest mining impacts

Indigenous women from Jujuy, Argentina, have completed a long march to Buenos Aires to protest mining-driven water scarcity and environmental degradation in the Laguna de Pozuelos region.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indigenous-women-march-to-buenos-aires-to-protest-mining-impacts

### 2026-08-27: Andean women march to Buenos Aires against land dispossession

Andean women are marching from Jujuy to Buenos Aires to protest land theft and environmental damage caused by mining and extractivism in northern Argentina.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/andean-women-march-to-buenos-aires-against-land-dispossession

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