This is a place close to the sun and lacking in oxygen, known as "Devil's Paradise"

The town of La Rinconada in Peru is located at an altitude of nearly 5,200 m above sea level. Despite the lack of oxygen, many people still come here to live.

This is a place close to the sun and lacking in oxygen, known as "Devil's Paradise".

Thursday, November 28, 2024 18:46 PM (GMT+7)

The town of La Rinconada in Peru is located at an altitude of nearly 5,200 m above sea level. Despite the lack of oxygen, many people still come here to live.

Nestled in the Andes Mountains of Peru is a town nicknamed "Devil's Paradise" with a population of 50,000, according to National Geographic.

Life in La Rinconada is extremely difficult, with no running water, sewer system or garbage disposal. According to National Geographic.

Food is imported from lower elevations and electricity was only installed in the town in 2000, according to National Geographic.

The town is famous for its gold rush, starting out as a temporary mining settlement more than 60 years ago, according to National Geographic.

But the price of mining gold is that residents must live in extreme conditions with oxygen pressure half that at sea level, according to National Geographic.

Every day, miners in La Rinconada must walk a single path to reach mine shafts filled with toxic gases, mercury, cyanide and a lack of oxygen, according to National Geographic.

The gold mines here are all open-pit mines, the indigenous people have been mining gold in the Andes since the Inca era. According to National Geographic.

While residents of La Rinconada often get water from melting glaciers or rainwater from their roofs, this has caused mercury to "silently" enter the human body, according to National Geographic.

A life of deprivation and a severely polluted environment have left many residents with discolored skin, mercury poisoning, neurological, heart, liver, and lung diseases, etc., resulting in a life expectancy of only 35 years. According to National Geographic.

However, instead of worrying about their health, they still chose to stay in La Rinconada just to receive all the gold they found on the last day of each month. According to National Geographic.

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