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At the peak of the gold rush

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    Objectif Monde L'hebdo
  • 29 November 2024
  • Barbara Guénette-Beck
    • Géosciences et de l'environnement, UNIL
Légende

La Rinconada, Peru, 5,300 meters above sea level. The highest town in the world, boasting the craziest gold mine on the planet, is a boomtown of men, women and even children, drawn by one thing: the thirst for gold.

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