IN PICS: Hundreds Protest Against Controversial Maipo Hydroelectric Project

June 14, 2017 Web Editor 1
A young protester holds a sign reading "I, too, want to protect the Maipo Canyon". Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
Over a thousand activists marched down La Avenida Concha y Toro in downtown Puente Alto. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
The crowd gathered in the Plaza Puente Alto for a rally and live concert. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
Jorge Diaz, spokesman for Agua y Soberanía, leads protestors in the march. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
Two protesters dressed in colorful Mapuche attire pass a bottle of water in between dance sets. Photo by Jake Leffew/The Santiago Times Staff
A protestor plays the traditional Adean instrument, the siku pipe. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
A young girl waves the wenufoye, the flag of Chile’s indigenous Mapuche. Photo by Jake Leffew – The Santiago Times Staff
Paola Chávez Madrid, an organizer of the march, directs supporters through a microphone. Photo by Jake Leffew/The Santiago Times Staff
An Andean folk band marches through Puente Alto. Photo by Jack Brook – The Santiago Times Staff
Marcela Mella, leader of the No Alto Maipo movement, addresses the crowd gathered in Plaza Puente Alto. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff
The crowd gathered in the Plaza Puente Alto for a rally and live concert. Photo by Jack Brook/The Santiago Times Staff

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