The charges are placed anywhere along the paths that the engineers dictate, including streambeds, near peoples' homes, near animal populations, in peoples' gardens, and where great trees once stood. Its construction will cause the permanent loss of that land to colonists, most likely coca cultivators. No guarantees exist to properly house and feed oil company workers. Likewise, none exist to prevent the arrival of prostitution and commercial alcohol sales to cater to newly arrived employees. No independent environmental assessment authority exists, and no practical recourse exists for people whose livlihoods are destroyed by the oil operations.
Peruvian law is on the side of of the natives.
To date, it has not exercised this authority. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.