Digging for Gold in the Andes Moises Saman photographed unregulated gold mining in the ramshackle town of La Rinconada, in the Peruvian Andes. via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/digging-for-gold-in-the-andes The mines at La Rinconada, a bitter-cold, mercury-contaminated pueblo clinging to the glaciered mountainside, are “artisanal”—small, unregulated, and grossly unsafe. To stave off disaster, the miners propitiate … Continue reading Digging for Gold in the Andes – The New Yorker