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A palm oil company, a group of US financiers, and the destruction of Peru's rainforest
A company backed by US financiers sold "deforestation-free" palm oil to the makers of Cheetos, Colgate and Pepsi. But its investors have ties to the company that cleared Amazonian rainforest for plantations.
Two of the largest palm oil plantations in Peru are located on the west side of the Ucayali River, which flows from the Andes to the Amazon. From above, the surrounding landscape looks like stirred p… [+55738 chars]