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Meet the women who scavenge for gold at the top of the world

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LA RINCONADA, Peru – Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble. They are called “pallaqueras” which roughly translates as “gold-pickers.” Chura came 12 years ago from her hometown of Chupa...

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