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La Paz, Puno
Suches gold placers, Apolobamba
Gold ground Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: black sands.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Glacial gravels at 4600 meters on the Peru border worked since Inca times
Documented placer district in Apolobamba mining accounts.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
extreme altitude, cold
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