Peruvian riot police stand by at the end of an interdiction operation in the illegal gold mining area of La Pampa in Madre de Dios southern Peruvian...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Peruvian riot police stand by at the end of an interdiction operation in the illegal gold mining area of La Pampa, in Madre de Dios, southern Peruvian jungle on July 14, 2015.  In an unprecedented operation in mid-July, Peru managed to eliminate 55 camps for illegal gold mining in the area of La Pampa, in the region of Madre de Dios, where 60,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by this activity. AFP PHOTO/ERNESTO BENAVIDES        (Photo credit should read ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)"}