Scene in the mining town of Morococha Peru.

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The Toromocho Project in the small town of Morococha Yauli province Junin department Peru is the largest mineral investment project in Latin America to date on the part of the Chinese government Chinalco Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd through it s Canadian subsidiary Peru Copper Inc will exploit the rich copper and molybdenum deposits that lie within the Toromocho mountain Before actual open pit mining operations begin Chinalco will buy houses and properties and relocate some 5 000 residents to a still undetermined site Street scenes of everyday life in Morococho Pigs drinking from a mud puddle in a street

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Size: 5072px × 3396px
Location: Morococho Peru
Photo credit: © Keith Dannemiller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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