Editing Nazca (section)

== Earthquake ==
{{Main|1996 Nazca earthquake}}
On November 12, 1996, at 11:59&nbsp;a.m. local time (16:59 GMT) there was an [[1996 Nazca earthquake|earthquake]] of magnitude 7.5 with its epicenter at 7.7&nbsp;km into the sea.  The earthquake almost completely destroyed the city of Nazca and its surroundings. Due to its occurrence during the day, there were only 14 fatalities.  However, 1,500 people were injured and around 100,000 were left homeless. Within 12 years Nazca has been almost completely rebuilt.

Since 1997, Nazca has been the location of a major Canadian gold mining operation. The indigenous people at the time did not own the rights to their traditional communal lands.  As a result, they were forcibly displaced.  Since then, they have sought to legalize their ancient ownership of land and fixed property.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024|reason=I tried to look into this... there are many foreign gold-mining-corporations which operate in Peru, including some ones based in Canada. There has also been some news about limestone mining in the area recently, but I can't find anything that makes the specific claim this paragraph does. I don't think it's implausable, but this is the type you really have to include a citation for.}}