January 5, 2012
The long legacy of Peru's "Mine of Death"
The Inca knew there was something sinister about the cinnabar they hauled out of the ground at Huancavelica in Peru hundreds of years ago. They …
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January 5, 2012
Bolivia turns iron mountain into gold
In the heart of Bolivia’s tropics lies a mountain known as El Mutún. The mountain doesn’t look exceptional, but beneath its lush cover of …