Mining- 50% exports
Andes mountains: coal, oil, gas, iron, gold, silver
Yanacocha gold mine: Largest in world, dynamite, toxic cyanide, get gold
Toxic cyanide: contaminate water
Cajamarca: Nearby town 30,000 when mine started 300,000 in 2010
Tourism
Attractions: Volcanoes, glaciers and lakes
Early settlements: Macchu Pichhu, built by Incas, 50Km of path connects old Inca settlements
Inca trail: one of 23 world heritage sites (by UNESCO) , highly monitored only 200 trekkers a day
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