Top Peruvian foe of illegal logging brutally slain

[murielm99]

2. I am very sorry to see this.

A few years ago, my daughter traveled to Peru with a group called The Rain Forest Conservation Fund. A friend of mine is involved in running the group. They try to get the indigenous people to find other means of income, so they are not tempted to sell to the the illegal loggers. Mostly, wealthy people go with this group, as ecotourists, so that they can help fund the efforts.

My daughter had lived and studied in Bolivia. She was unable to go to Machu Picchu when she lived there, because there was unrest in Bolivia. She got to Machu Picchu twice on her trip with the conservation fund. My friend does not speak good Spanish, and was glad to have my daughter's help. I emailed her about this tragedy just now. She is still vitally interested in this issue.

Thanks for posting.