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Cusco, Cuzco Department
Quincemil gold placers
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Wet rainforest placers at the Andes foot, worked since the 1940s
Documented placer district in the Camanti area.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
malaria, rain, informal mining conflicts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.