Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Touring Bolivia's Cerro Rico, the Mountain that Eats Men

It's one of the most grueling, dangerous jobs on Earth. Workers at the Cerro Rico mines near Potosi, Bolivia, toil from dawn till dusk in constricted, dust-filled passages, knowing they might die at any moment and likely will never reach middle age. Now, Cerro Rico has become a leading tourist attraction — despite the risks, the plight of the miners, and the downward spiral of a community that has fallen far from past wealth and glory.

Check out my article from In the Fray magazine.