People protest the contamination produced by the Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile. The sign reads in Spanish "I'm sorry for the workers but also for the sick and who died from cancer."
The Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, stands on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
The Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, stands on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
The Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, stands on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
A family arrives to a beach near the Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
A worker walks inside the chemical company, Oxiquim, on the first day of the closure of a nearby copper factory, in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
A sign announces that the beach is not suitable for people near the Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, on the first day of the factory's closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
People protest the contamination produced by the Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, on the first day of its closure, at the site of the smelter in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
Workers at the Ventanas Smelter, which belongs to the state-owned company Codelco, attend a closure ceremony on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
Fishermen work with a net on the beach near the Ventanas Smelter, of the state-owned company Codelco, on the first day of its closure in Quintero Bay in Puchuncavi, Chile.
