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In Bolivia’s silver mountain, artisanal miners turn to coca and the devil

CERRO RICO, Bolivia,  (Reuters) – Next to one of Bolivia’s poorest cities lies one of the richest silver mines in the history of mankind – Cerro Rico, Spanish for ‘Rich Mountain – a once-legendary source of wealth for the Spanish Empire that is now being dug out by artisanal miners.

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