Río Pacayá
The community of Carrizales is dependent on the Pacayá River for fishing, crop irrigation, laundry, and bathing. Toxic chemicals and waste from banana, palm oil and sugar plantations upstream pose a constant threat to public health and the environment downstream.
There is an error displaying this page and Stacey is working to fix it. Please use the BACK arrow in your browser to return to the gallery thumbnails. Check back soon and hopefully this problem will be resolved. If you have an immediate question, please feel free to contact Stacey.