24hrs in the Highest City on Earth with No Laws (my scariest travel experience)

Summary by Krater

Ammar and his crew travel to La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes, the highest human settlement on Earth at 17,000 feet, documenting the harsh conditions, gold mining, and severe environmental pollution of the town.

From the video

Answers: What is life like in La Rinconada, the highest human settlement on Earth?

• La Rinconada Peru
• High altitude settlement
• Gold mining conditions
• Hypoxia and altitude sickness
• Environmental pollution in mining towns

What it concludes

• La Rinconada is the highest human settlement on Earth at 17,000 feet (5,200 meters) above sea level.
• Miners in La Rinconada work under the cachorreo system, mining for 30 days without pay to mine for themselves for one day.
• The heavy use of mercury in gold extraction has severely polluted the land and water, making lakes and streams undrinkable.
• High altitude conditions cause severe hypoxia, leading to symptoms like overproduction of urine, headaches, and low blood oxygen levels.
• La Rinconada attracts around 25,000 to 50,000 people despite extreme poverty, harsh conditions, and environmental degradation in pursuit of gold.