{"id":193105,"date":"2026-07-15T00:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:37:07","slug":"mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 62 mining concessions are located within 18 Indigenous territories in Nicaragua. According to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, this mining activity threatens rivers and could cause \u201cpotentially irreversible\u201d damage to ecosystems and human health. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total area under concession within Indigenous territories covers 681,574 hectares. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundaciondelrio-atlas-mineria.vercel.app\/atlas\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Atlas of Mining Concessions in the Indigenous and Afro-descendant Territories of Nicaragua<\/a>, this area contains 163 rivers, 80 streams, and 1,894 kilometers (1,177 miles) of waterways. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMining threatens not only the land surface, but also the water sources that sustain ecosystems, community production, fishing, agriculture, transportation, food security, and the health of local communities,\u201d the report states. It was prepared by Fundacion del Rio, Red Local, Fundaci\u00f3n Sin Limites, and a coalition of Indigenous organizations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In territories \u201cwhere water is a central part of collective life, the degradation of rivers and streams poses cumulative and potentially irreversible environmental risks, while also seriously endangering the health of people exposed to contaminants,\u201d the report continues.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-concesiones-mineras-en-territorios-indigenas\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mining Concessions in Indigenous Territories<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the Indigenous territories most affected by mining concessions is Tuahka Takaln Balna, in Nicaragua\u2019s North Caribbean region. There, 54,556 hectares have been granted in 13 mining concessions. According to Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, the concessioned area represents 88.64% of the territory.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Tasba Pri Matriz Indigena territory, also in the North Caribbean, 79,897 hectares have been granted in seven concession blocks, covering 83.77% of the territory.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, in the Mayangna Sauni Arungka \u201cMatunbak\u201d territory, 48,723 hectares have been concessioned across 11 blocks, representing 63.79% of the territory.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the country\u2019s central region, 56.37% of the Chorotega\u2013Norte territory and 50.05% of the Matagalpa territory are included within mining concessions. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese percentages reflect not only an administrative occupation of the land, but also represent a structural threat to the territorial, cultural, and environmental continuity of Indigenous peoples,\u201d the report states. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Territorios-indigenas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Territorios-indigenas.jpg 537w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Territorios-indigenas-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Territorios-indigenas-480x521.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Indigenous territories where mining concessions have been granted. \/\/ Image: Reproduction \/ Confidencial. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-25-del-territorio-nacional-esta-concesionado\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Twenty-Five Percent of Nicaragua Is Under Mining Concession<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmentalist and Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo director Amaru Ruiz explained that the mining concessions in Indigenous territories belong to companies with Chinese, Canadian, Colombian, and Nicaraguan capital. Overall, however, 25% of Nicaragua\u2019s territory\u2014approximately 32,000 square kilometers (12,355 square miles)\u2014has already been granted in mining concessions. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the government\u2019s budget framework, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo plans to expand these concessions until they cover 40% of the country\u2019s territory. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mining operations in Indigenous territories \u201cleave very few benefits for the local population,\u201d the environmentalist warned. Some companies build schools, improve a few roads, and provide equipment and supplies for baseball teams, but \u201cthere has been no redistribution of the wealth extracted from these areas,\u201d Ruiz said. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruiz also emphasized that \u201cwe have identified serious concerns and risks regarding impacts on the surface water network.\u201d Water resources \u201care directly tied to the well-being and development of communities\u2026 and mining activities have historically been among the greatest sources of contamination,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 62 mining concessions are located within 18 Indigenous territories in Nicaragua. According to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, this mining activity threatens rivers and could cause \u201cpotentially irreversible\u201d damage to ecosystems and human health. The total area under concession within Indigenous territories covers 681,574 hectares. According to the Atlas of Mining Concessions in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":192947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_eb_data_table":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-193105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Confidencial\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/confidencial.com.ni\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@confidencial_ni\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@confidencial_ni\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/64733b11255c0e9d6b4e93e81a984809\"},\"headline\":\"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":488,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"English\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Amaru Ruiz, director de Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo. \\\/\\\/Foto: Confidencial\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/english\\\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Portada\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Confidencial Nicaragua\",\"description\":\"Noticias de Nicaragua, informaci\u00f3n, an\u00e1lisis, reportajes, investigaciones, perfiles y entrevistas. Somos Confidencial. Hacemos periodismo independiente.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Confidencial\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/Confidencial_696x696.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/Confidencial_696x696.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"Confidencial\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/confidencial.com.ni\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/confidencial_ni\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/ConfidencialNica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/confidencial_ni\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/confidencial-nicaragua\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/open.spotify.com\\\/show\\\/1rNymjqQuqP1CTGqHKdQ24\",\"https:\\\/\\\/bsky.app\\\/profile\\\/confidencialni.bsky.social\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threads.com\\\/@confidencial_ni\"],\"description\":\"En Confidencial hacemos periodismo de investigaci\u00f3n y an\u00e1lisis independiente para Nicaragua y su di\u00e1spora en el mundo. Fundado en 1996\",\"email\":\"info@confidencial.digital\",\"foundingDate\":\"1996-06-01\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/64733b11255c0e9d6b4e93e81a984809\",\"name\":\"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial\"},\"description\":\"Confidencial es un diario digital nicarag\u00fcense, de formato multimedia, fundado por Carlos F. Chamorro en junio de 1996. Inici\u00f3 como un semanario impreso y hoy es un medio de referencia regional con informaci\u00f3n, an\u00e1lisis, entrevistas, perfiles, reportajes e investigaciones sobre Nicaragua, informando desde el exilio por la persecuci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica de la dictadura de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/confidencial_ni\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/confidencial.digital\\\/en\\\/author\\\/confidencial-digital\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua","description":"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua","og_description":"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026","og_url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/","og_site_name":"Confidencial","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/confidencial.com.ni","article_published_time":"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@confidencial_ni","twitter_site":"@confidencial_ni","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/"},"author":{"name":"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/64733b11255c0e9d6b4e93e81a984809"},"headline":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua","datePublished":"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/"},"wordCount":488,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["English"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/","name":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-07-15T06:28:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-16T10:37:07+00:00","description":"Nicaragua has granted mining concessions covering 25% of its territory, according to the Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo, based on data through June 2026","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Amaru-Ruiz-scaled.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Amaru Ruiz, director de Fundaci\u00f3n del R\u00edo. \/\/Foto: Confidencial"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/mining-concessions-threaten-18-indigenous-territories-in-nicaragua\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Portada","item":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mining Concessions Threaten 18 Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/","name":"Confidencial Nicaragua","description":"Noticias de Nicaragua, informaci\u00f3n, an\u00e1lisis, reportajes, investigaciones, perfiles y entrevistas. Somos Confidencial. Hacemos periodismo independiente.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#organization","name":"Confidencial","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confidencial_696x696.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Confidencial_696x696.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"Confidencial"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/confidencial.com.ni","https:\/\/x.com\/confidencial_ni","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ConfidencialNica","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/confidencial_ni\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/confidencial-nicaragua\/","https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1rNymjqQuqP1CTGqHKdQ24","https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/confidencialni.bsky.social","https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@confidencial_ni"],"description":"En Confidencial hacemos periodismo de investigaci\u00f3n y an\u00e1lisis independiente para Nicaragua y su di\u00e1spora en el mundo. Fundado en 1996","email":"info@confidencial.digital","foundingDate":"1996-06-01"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/64733b11255c0e9d6b4e93e81a984809","name":"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/redaccion-confidencial_avatar-96x96.png","caption":"Redacci\u00f3n Confidencial"},"description":"Confidencial es un diario digital nicarag\u00fcense, de formato multimedia, fundado por Carlos F. Chamorro en junio de 1996. Inici\u00f3 como un semanario impreso y hoy es un medio de referencia regional con informaci\u00f3n, an\u00e1lisis, entrevistas, perfiles, reportajes e investigaciones sobre Nicaragua, informando desde el exilio por la persecuci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica de la dictadura de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/confidencial_ni"],"url":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/author\/confidencial-digital\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193106,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193105\/revisions\/193106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}