Antofagasta and the Urgency to Reinvent

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The price drop in copper has begun to hit the economy in Antofagasta. Two years ago the capital was heaven for the automotive industry, but the copper super cycle is over and many have lost their jobs. “The effects will be more long term and that is why we must take action on the issue now,” says Karen Rojo, the mayor of Antofagasta. In her opinion, it is crucial that the region create new alternative jobs, “for when the savings, settlements and other private resources are exhausted.”

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