Holy guacamole! A city of 30,000 inhabitants living at 16,732.28 feet above sea level. La Rinconada is located in Peruvian Andies and holds the record for the highest city in the entire world. What brings these folks up the mountain in Peru is gold as their is a productive local goldmine nearby. The goldmine works work for 30 days without pay. One the 31st day, the workers are permitted to carry as much ore as they can tolerate on their shoulders. If gold is found in this ore, they are permitted to keep the gold. They live on luck!
The town has some environmental concerns including no sewage, plumbing or sanitation system. The area is also contaminated with mercury due to the mining practices.
Temperature in Fahrenheit
| ANNUAL | | JAN | | FEB | | MAR | | APR | |
MAY
| | JUN | | JUL | | AUG | | SEP | | OCT | | NOV | | DEC |
| 39.9 | 42.1 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 40.6 |
37.8
| 35.1 | 34.7 | 37 | 39.9 | 42.3 | 43 | 42.8 |
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