red-colored “Cerro Rico” (literally “Rich Mountain” in English) — so named because of the vast wealth it once brought to the city. Today, “Potosí is considered one of the poorest regions in all of ...
The Bolivian mining city of Potosí is the only ... red-colored “Cerro Rico” (literally “Rich Mountain” in English) — so named because of the vast wealth it once brought to the city.
At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind ...
In the South American country’s Tarija region, little-known vineyards produce top-notch wines and spirits amid untouched ...
Bolivia's winding mountain roads are notoriously deadly. Road accidents kill an average of 1,400 people every year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data.
New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.
New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for ...
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Can Researchers Find Remedies for the Problems Created by High-Altitude Pregnancies?In people not adapted to life at altitude, the sparse oxygen can impair fetal growth, causing issues that can last a lifetime ...
Bolivia's winding mountain roads are notoriously deadly. Road accidents kill an average of 1,400 people every year in the country of about 12 million inhabitants, according to government data.
The wind slices across the Western Huayna Potosí Glacier in slow, sweeping currents, brushing over brittle ice and bare stone ...
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