Amazonian communities warn of a plan to build a highway that will affect isolated towns in Peru. The Megantoni District Municipality wants to create a road that is less than 200 meters away from the Kugapakori Territorial Reserve, Nahua, Nanti and others.
According to complaints raised by indigenous organizations in the region, the possible construction of a road adjacent to this area could not only expose them, but also increase deforestation in the area. From 2021 to 2023, 2,318 hectares of deforested forest have been recorded around the five kilometers of influence of the proposed route.