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Maudilia López Cardona (San Miguel Ixtahuacán, 1972) is the leader of a women's group in the city of San Miguel, Ixtahuacán, Guatemala. She is best known for her battle against the Canadian mining company Goldcorp.

Biography
López grew up in Comitancillo, about 56 kilometers outside of San Miguel Ixtahuacán. She dreamed of freeing herself and her mother from her violent father. At home they only spoke the Mam language. She was not religious as a child. This changed when she took Bible lessons at twelve. At fifteen, she decided she wanted to be a nun.

Marlin Mine protests
The government of Guatemala regularly grants mining licenses to foreign companies, such as Goldcorp, without asking permission from the local community. This is a violation of the rights of indigenous residents, enshrined in the Guatemalan constitution. Sister Maudilia López supports community members involved in a battle against the Canadian gold mining company Goldcorp.

In 2009, López led a coalition who filed a complaint with the OECD against the Canadian government for human rights violations in the Marlin Mine in San Miguel Ixtahuacán. She spoke out against the poisoning of drinking water and the negative consequences for the health of the local population, which included skin rashes. She also spoke out against the damage that the mine causes to houses around the mine. The coalition condemns Goldcorp because they never asked the locals for permission to build their mine.

According to López, 'Goldcorp tells its locally hired employees to convince other community members to support the mine. If the staff can’t convince their neighbours to stop protesting the mine, their job security is threatened. This causes internal conflict.'