Health or jobs: Peruvian mining town at a crossroads


La Oroya (Peru) (AFP) – The Peruvian mining city of La Oroya, one of the most polluted places in the world, is seeking to reopen a heavy metal smelter that poisoned residents for almost a century. Locals are divided between those hoping for jobs and those warning about pollution in the city.

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