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Presidents of the Amazon Federations of Ecuador and supporters held a press conference/demonstration outside the Galleria offices of Burlington Resources to reject officially any oil exploration or development activity in the Block 24 area of the Ecuadorian Amazon.  Lucas Irar, Leader of ORACH, the Peruvian Shuar Federation, and Bartolo Ushigua, President of the Zapara peoples of Ecuador, hold a sign reading "Burlington:  What part of NO don't you understand?  Out of the Amazon"

Presidents of the Amazon Federations of Ecuador and supporters held a press conference/demonstration outside the Galleria offices of Burlington Resources to reject officially any oil exploration or development activity in the Block 24 area of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Lucas Irar, Leader of ORACH, the Peruvian Shuar Federation, and Bartolo Ushigua, President of the Zapara peoples of Ecuador, hold a sign reading "Burlington: What part of NO don't you understand? Out of the Amazon"