Miners working by hand in a mine shaft inside Cerro Rico in Potosi, Bolivia.

Miners working by hand in a mine shaft inside the infamous Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) in conditions that have changed very little in centuries. Located at high-altitude in the Andes and is part of the colonial and UNESCO site of Potosi, Bolivia.

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Miners working by hand in a mine shaft inside the infamous Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) in conditions that have changed very little in centuries. Located at high-altitude in the Andes and is part of the colonial and UNESCO site of Potosi, Bolivia.