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From scorching deserts to frozen tundras, humans have found ways to live in extreme conditions for thousands of years. The town of La Rinconada is an old gold-mining camp in the remote Peruvian Andes that has since become a “major city” with over 50,000 people permanently living there. At an altitude of 16,732 feet, it lays claim to the highest city in the world. Its high altitude means La Rinconada is not an easy place to live. Brutally cold and barren, this city in the sky is not for the faint of heart.
From scorching deserts to frozen tundras, humans have found ways to live in extreme conditions for thousands of years. The town of La Rinconada is an old gold-mining camp in the remote Peruvian Andes that has since become a “major city” with over 50,000 people permanently living there. At an altitude of 16,732 feet, it lays claim to the highest city in the world. Its high altitude means La Rinconada is not an easy place to live. Brutally cold and barren, this city in the sky is not for the faint of heart.
