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Latin American community development protests

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Community protests regarding local development and infrastructure projects have emerged across several Latin American and Caribbean regions. In the Dominican Republic, residents in Pedro Brand and La Cuaba have voiced opposition to specific local developments. Initial grievances focused on road closures caused by park construction in the Flor de Loto community. This has evolved into a long-term protest by the ‘No Vertedero en La Cuaba’ movement, which has maintained a camp for 119 days to oppose the installation of a waste disposal center due to environmental and transparency concerns. Further infrastructure-related unrest has occurred in Luperón, where residents of the El Estrecho Debajo sector blocked the road to La Isabela Histórica. Demonstrators used rocks and debris to demand that the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) accelerate stalled road construction, citing respiratory issues caused by dust from exposed dirt sections. In Mexico, activists in Yucatán have protested commercial construction in the Dzoyilá archaeological zone, alleging that development may have damaged damage to Mayan vestiges and demanding permit transparency. Meanwhile, in vestiges. In Colombia, residents of Arboleda del Campestre in Ibagué have supported the denial of permits for a new hospital, arguing that hospital to prioritize existing water, sewage, water and mobility infrastructure must be addressed before large-scale projects proceed. sewage infrastructure. In Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, thousands participated in a march organized by the Coalición Defiende Cabo Rojo to protest the proposed Esencia megaproyecto. The demonstration, which included religious leaders such as Bishop Angel Luis Ríos Matos, characterized the movement as a defense of the ‘common home’ against the potential environmental and social impacts of the coastal development.

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