简介：ThesteepenvironmentalandhumancostsofgoldminingleadMayacommunitiesintheSipakapamunicipalityofGuatemalatoexercisetheirrighttobeconsultedabouttheexpansionofminingoperationsintotheirarea.Theoutcomeoftheirplebisciteisaresounding'No!"tomining. AnindependentdocumentarydonebyAlvaroRevenga(CaracolProducciones,2005)thatanalyzesthedebateonminingexploitationinSipakapa(SanMarcos,Guatemala)anddemonstratesthedignityoftheSipakapanpeopleastheydefendtheirautonomyinthefaceofimposingneo-liberalmegaprojectsfinancedbytheWorldBank.ThefilmdepictslocalresistancefromtheSipakapancommunitytotheoperationsofGlamisGold(aCanadianminingcompany).GlamisGoldhasmadesignificantprofitsfromitsopenpit,cyanide-leachingminingoperationsinGuatemalaandHonduras,attheexpenseofthelocalandindigenouspopulations.…