WHERE ON EARTH?
LA RINCONADA, NEAR A GOLD MINE IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES, REPORTED THE 235% INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF GOLD BETWEEN 2001 AND 2009 CAUSED THE POPULATION TO GROW TO 30 000 PEOPLE IN 2009, WHO WITHSTAND THE EXTREME COLD, LOW OXYGEN LEVELS AND LACK OF POTABLE WATER AND SEWAGE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRIKE IT RICH.
