Description Peru is enjoying a mining boom, 4.6 billion dollars worth of foreign investments were pumped into the industry this year. The high demand for minerals in Southeast Asia has led countries like China to invest in Peru. Towns like Morococha have enjoyed better working conditions following the mining boom. However, new mining projects have met fierce resistance in other parts of the county because they fear the mine would affect local water supplies. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Morococha, Peru.
