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Is it really true that islanders were kidnapped and taken as slaves to the guano mines of Peru?

April 26, 2017guano islanders kidnapped mines PERU slaves

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Is it really true that islanders were kidnapped and taken as slaves to the guano mines of Peru?

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A. It is true that islanders were kidnapped and taken as slaves by Peruvian (and other) slave traders during the 19th century, but they weren t taken to the guano mines. They were instead forced to be agricultural laborers and servants of wealthy Peruvian land owners.