Furthermore, as early as March 2012, different voices raised their concerns about the rapidly growing size and role of the military in Guatemala and the presence of so-called "mega projects" like the Goldcorp mine. 
Kwa kuongezea zaidi, mapema mwezi Machi, 2012, watu tofauti waliweka bayana matakwa yao kuhusiana na ongezeko la haraka la idadi na kazi za kijeshi nchini Guatemala na uwepo wa kile kijulikanacho kama “miradi mikubwa” ("mega projects") kama vile mgodi wa Goldcorp.