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More than 5,000 meters above sea level, La Rinconada is a gold mining town where residents live in tin shacks and work under dangerous conditions.
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More than 5,000 meters above sea level, La Rinconada is a gold mining town where residents live in tin shacks and work under dangerous conditions.
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La Rinconada, a gold mining town in the Peruvian Andes, sits at an altitude of over 5,000 meters. Filmmaker Salomé Lamas captures the lives of its residents, who inhabit flat-roofed tin shacks and work under dangerous conditions. Women use basic tools to extract gold from the harsh terrain, driven by the hope of a better future. The documentary presents a visual contrast between the town's stunning mountain scenery and the struggles of its inhabitants, reflecting the human cost of gold mining.
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