SixDegreesNews · Monday, September 21, 2026
Climate + environment
Headlines will appear here when the feed is available.
SixDegreesNews
Influencing a Sustainable Future
Sustainable Business

La Rinconada – Chasing the Peruvian High

By SixDegrees / 09/29/2015

Nick Neumann and Walker Dawson | Breaking Borders

La Rinconada is an illegal gold mining town in the Peruvian Andes, where environmental and social issues are expanding rapidly

Over 60,000 people are working in these gold mines in in the highest inhabited place on earth. This documentary by Nick Neumann and Walker Dawson investigates how life is like for those inhabitants.

Written by

SixDegrees

SixDegrees is a platform where journalists, bloggers, development practitioners, governments, donors, investors and anybody who has access to critical, interesting, impacting information; stories from the development sector can amplify it.

Stay informed. Subscribe free.