High in the Andes, A Mine Eats a 400-Year-Old City

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 11:37 in Earth & Climate

The mine at Cerro de Pasco, Peru, once funneled silver to the Spanish crown. Today, it’s consuming the town—and poisoning children with lead.

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