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Portraits of Diodora Henandez, a woman in resistance against Canadian mining </div>
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<p>SAN MIGUEL IXTAHUACAN, GUATEMALA- On July 7, 2010, Diodora Hernandez, a staunch anti-mining activist, was shot point-blank in the right eye. </p>
<p>The incident took place outside her home in the small community of San José Nueva Esperanza, in the municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, only a few metres from a fence that delimits <a href="http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/4106">Goldcorp’s Marlin Mine</a>. </p>
<p>Diodora, who lost her right eye as a result of the attack, lives with her daughter María and grand-daughter Olga. One year after her miraculous recovery, Diodora’s anti-mining stance and activism remains as steadfast as ever. </p>
<p>“They tried to kill me because I do not want to sell my plot of land,” said Diodora while being interviewed on the local radio station <cite>The Voice of the People.</cite></p>
<p>“People around here do not think about the future or their children, but only on the present, the money they can get for the present.”</p>
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<p><em>James Rodriguez is an independent documentary photographer based in Guatemala. He publishes at <a href="http://mimundo.org">mimundo.org</a>.</em></p>
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<a href="/images/4233">Portrait Diadora 4</a> </div>
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<a href="/images/4230">Portrait Diadora 1</a> </div>
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<a href="/images/4231">Portrait Diadora 2</a> </div>
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<a href="/images/4232">Portrait Diadora 3</a> </div>
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