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Bangkukuk is home to the Rama Indians on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast. The Nicaraguan government granted a concession to Chinese company HKND to build a canal that will bisect the country. Company designs indicate a massive container port will be built on the shore of Bangkukuk.
Brittany Peterson
McClatchy
Children gather water for bathing in the morning in the Rama Indian village, Bangkukuk. If the Nicaragua canal is built, construction designs indicate a massive container port will be built right on the shore of Bangkukuk.
Brittany Peterson
McClatchy
A Rama Indian elder rests on his porch in the village of Bangkukuk, Nicaragua, on March 17, 2015.
Tim Johnson
McClatchy
Henry Albert Presida, who identifies with Nicaragua's Rama indigenous group, holds up a copy of a law that gives the Rama legal title to a vast area in eastern Nicaragua.
Tim Johnson
McClatchy
Two Rama Indian brothers, Henry and Elijah Presida, left and right, head home after finishing their school day in Bangkukuk, Nicaragua, on March 17, 2015. The community may soon be overwhelmed if plans go ahead to build a transoceanic canal across Nicaragua, with a huge container port adjacent to their Atlantic Coast home.
Tim Johnson
McClatchy
Carmela Hodgson, a Rama Indian, harvests beans in her home overlooking the shore in her community, Bangkukuk. Plans are in order for a massive container port to be built off Nicaragua's Atlantic coast. If the plans progress, the Rama will have to be relocated to honor a contract signed between Nicaragua's government and Chinese company HKND.
Brittany Peterson
McClatchy
A simple wooden house sits along the Punta Gorda River that feeds into Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast.
Tim Johnson
McClatchy
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