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In Peru, A Troubled City On Top Of The World Tries To Rise Out Of Purgatory

La Rinconada's trash still piles up high
La Rinconada's trash still piles up high Ric Francis/ZUMA

Once a simple gold-mining camp, La Rinconada is considered the world’s highest city. But its 30,000 inhabitants live amid ice melt and endless piles debris. Can Peru finally clean it up?

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