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The Canadian delegation was received by a senior management team from Goldcorp and from EntreMares, the national operating company. Initial meetings were held at the ecotourism hostel (the former mine offices). The hostel is now owned and operated by the Fundacion San Martin which is responsible for coordinating the company’s post closure social investment and community assistance programmes (see below). Company managers provided an overview of the previous mining activities and the company’s closure concept and its implementation. A tour of the mine site, including the two open pits and leach pad areas allowed the Counsellor to pay special attention to the pit rehabilitation and water control measures, and monitoring activities. Following the tour, a meeting with representatives of surrounding communities, including El Porvenir and Nuevo Palo Ralo, was held at the community hall of Nuevo Palo Ralo.Footnote 77 The delegation returned to Tegucigalpa via the nearby geothermal hot springs, the site of a municipal initiative to create a tourist attraction. The delegation was met there by the Mayor (
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