Ecuador illegal mining crackdown: the Army destroyed nine excavators in Napo and Morona Santiago, a blow worth over US$1 million to Amazon gold gangs.

Teams of soldiers stormed Tambopata National Park, a spot in the Peruvian Amazon visited by an average of 40,000 tourists per year.

Ecuador illegal mining crackdown: the Army destroyed nine excavators in Napo and Morona Santiago, a blow worth over US$1 million to Amazon gold gangs.