El Cerrejon

El Cerrejon mine is a mine that is located in La Guajira, Colombia. It is one of the biggest outdoor mines in the whole world. It exports coal to all the world and it is one of the biggest sources of economy in La Guajira. Even though the mine supports Colombia’s economy it contaminates a great part of departament. Things such as the carbon footprint and water are affected. In La Guajira, water scarcity is a great problem and El Cerrejon uses 17 million liters or more to work each day. This will keep affecting La Guajira and maybe Colombia in our future so we need  solutions. A valid solution is to make a campaign and fight for the valuable things in the department like water for example. The mine won’t stop working so we need to find ways to guarantee more water (campaigns, attention from the government etc…). I believe we can solve this problem for the future and for every human being in La Guajira.