Article: The El Desierto sulfur mine, Bolivia.

Reflecting on a month's stay in Bolivia, I write this in La Paz while the last rays of the sun cast a red sheen outside my window on the hill studded with houses. La Paz is, in many ways, a spectacular city, situated about 4,000 meters above sea level in what is probably South America's poorest country. It is, for all practical purposes, a modern city with all the amenities, including high-rise offices, expensive villas, restaurants, and cinemas. Closer inspection, however, reveals differences from European and U.S. cities: there are many poor people in the streets; vendors of candy, window wipers, soft drinks, newspapers, and food on practically every street corner; and, ...

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