La
Rinconada is a town in the Peruvian Andes
located in Peru. At 5,100 m (16,700 feet) above sea level, it is the highest city
in the world. Its geographically surrounded by "The Sleeping Beauty"
glacier. La Rinconada has an alpine climate, because its located in Andes. The
highest city has wet summers, dry winters and autumn to cold temperatures
throughout the year, with snow-falls. Therefore average annual temperature in
La Rinconada is 1.2 °C and the average annual rainfall is 707 mm. Second
highest city located in China.
Economy
and infrastructure
The
economy of La Rinconada based on gold. Geographical influence main reason of
the gold base economy, because city nearby gold mines, many artisanal.
Many workers works at the gold mine without any payment. But they have great benefit,
one pay per month they are allowed to carry out gold with them as much as possible
to their shoulders. Normally Women are
banned from the mines.
La
Rinconada, population around fifty thousand. If someone think people I that
world highest city are very lucky, they live in upper attitude and they have
gold, It is not true, There is also significant contamination by mercury, gold and other contaminants. The mine(gold) kills both quickly and slowly.
Most buildings in La Rinconada are simple lean-tos, constructed
with cheap corrugated metal. But no modern heating, and little insulation
system against the adverse weather conditions. So, sanitation and
infrastructure facilities are very poor. However people in the La Rinconada
well adopt with the system. Moreover it seems to many difficulties to live in
this city for outlanders, but some tourist visit there to feel culture and
experience. Also some people like to feel weather pattern. Every travellers must
note this location for future destination.
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