After the march, Wilfredo Saavedra, President of the Defence Front of Cajamarca, pointed out that the government had until the third week of March to declare the Conga project to be non-viable. If the government did not do this he stated they would declare a national strike.
Luego de la marcha, Wilfredo Saavedra, Presidente del Frente de Defensa de Cajamarca, señaló que si el gobierno no declaraba inviable el proyecto Conga hasta la tercera semana de marzo, se plantearía la realización de un paro a nivel nacional.