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South America’s highest mountain range, characterised by volcanoes, arid conditions and indigenous cultures.

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A miner from the Caudalosa mine in the department of Huancavelica, Peru. - Book: Picture 167 - Peru - 1976

Three prospectors in the Bolivian Cordillera Real at an altitude of 4,640 metres. Together, these three treasure hunters mine easily accessible deposits of tungsten, tin and gold; they call their method ‘makipura’. - Book: Picture 175 - Bolivia - 1976