Curbs on the indigenous peoples’ right to prior consultation about projects affecting their territories continue to stoke conflict across Peru…On 22 May…President Humala announced that the Law on Prior Consultation…did not constitute a barrier to Canadian investment in Peru. Yet the absence of community consent is affecting projects. Canadian firm Candente Copper, which is seeking to develop the Cañariaco project in Lambayeque, against the express wish of local communities, is among the companies that have been at the centre of recent conflict over mining concessions… [I]mplementation [of the Law on Prior Consultation] depends crucially on the detailed regulations that the government will publish to put it into effect… Key among the detailed regulations was who would be deemed eligible for consulta previa…Humala made clear that the government was considering excluding Quechua-speaking indigenous communities…