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In this chapter we revise the history of the Manu area, beginning from its past as a remote and inaccessible area and continuing through its recent history as a site of resource extraction and increased migration, to finally become an area of high regard for Peruvian conservation. Then, we describe the process of gradual road expansion that has continued to increase access into this yet remote place of the Peruvian Amazon. We conclude this historical review by providing details of the recent controversy surrounding the expansion of the Manu Road, which form the foundations to the analysis developed in subsequent chapters. Refer to Map 2.1 in this chapter to locate most of the places along the Manu Road and the Alto Madre de Dios river that are mentioned in the following historical review, and in our discussions and stories in the following chapters. |
