Since the Peruvian government promoted the construction of the Bellavista – Mazán – Salvador – El Estrecho Highway in Loreto, the Maijuna and Kichwa indigenous communities have expressed their opposition because it directly threatens their way of life, culture, and ancestral territories. These territories are also part of the Maijuna Kichwa Regional Conservation Area (ACRMK), established in 2015 and which preserves 391,000 hectares of forest of great ecological and cultural richness.

The construction of Section I of the Highway, which includes the Nanay Bridge, began in November 2017 and concluded in October 2021. During this process, the Centro Arenal native community of the Murui people has been affected by the invasion and deforestation of their forests, which their leaders and authorities have denounced before various public institutions, demanding the protection of their lives and integrity.

Despite the social and environmental problems this infrastructure project is generating, to date, the communities involved have not been informed through adequate citizen participation mechanisms that guarantee the full exercise of their collective rights.

Faced with the lack of information from the State, leaders of the Maijuna, Kichwa, and Murui peoples have initiated actions to foster dialogue and make their voices heard. Additionally, as part of an exchange of experiences, they traveled to Puerto Maldonado to meet with local stakeholders and learn about the reality behind the construction of the Interoceanic Highway, a road that has led to the spread of illegal mining and other environmental problems in the Madre de Dios region.

Observing the thousands of hectares of deforested forests, dying aguajales, and polluted and lifeless rivers in "La Pampa" (a buffer zone of the Tambopata National Reserve), the leaders reflected on the consequences that the construction of the Bellavista-Mazán-Salvador-El Estrecho Highway would have on their communities.