If someone asks you which part of the Earth is closest to space, your answer will probably be La Rinconada of Peru. Yes you are absolutely right. La Rinconada is the highest city in the world. It is situated at an altitude of approximately 16,700 feet. But it has another identity. This city is built on heaps of gold. You might be feeling that the people here would be very rich. They will have a lot of gold. But it is not so at all. A person has exposed this city, after knowing which people are stunned.
According to the Daily Mail report, there are so many gold mines beneath La Rinconada that if all the gold comes out, the economy of many countries will improve. The city was discovered as a gold mine in the beginning of the 20th century. People thought that if they got hold of gold, they would become rich. Then what happened, many people started running in this direction. Now more than 50 thousand people live here, most of whom are laborers who work in gold mines. Anania Markal place is the most famous tourist spot here, from where it seems as if you can see the entire earth.
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Being situated at an altitude of 16,700 feet, it is also considered to be the closest city to space (City On Earth Which Closest To Space). But living here is not easy. A YouTuber named Ammar Qandeel showed the situation here live. He said that this is a place where you cannot stay even for 24 hours. This dilapidated settlement is situated amidst snow covered mountains. The road leading to the city is surrounded by heaps of garbage. A sea of garbage is visible everywhere. Despite the weather being so cold, there are only three hot bathrooms in the entire city. The amount of mercury in the water here is many times more. This mercury is used to extract gold. Due to this, people are facing all kinds of neurological problems and due to this, someone dies every day.
La Rinconada, Peru is the highest altitude community in the world with a population of 16,900 living 4,900 meters (16,100 feet) above sea level. The economy of the town is based around gold mining.
It’s at the same elevation as Mount Vinson, the highest mountain in Antarctica. pic.twitter.com/ebRXmb2rdX
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 8, 2024, 15:35 IST
