PUERTO CARREÑO — A Canadian mining company project in the Vichada department of Colombia seeking to extract key minerals for the energy transition has divided indigenous communities and raised questions about the permits received, the Orinoquía natural region’s potential, illegal mining and minerals trafficking across the Venezuelan border. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here. In April 2023, Auxico Resources Canada made a surprising announcement: Orinoquía’s regional environmental authority, Corp…