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La Rinconada is a town in the Peruvian Andes near a gold mine. [1] At up to 5,100 m (16,700 ft; 3.2 mi) above sea level, it is the highest permanent settlement in the world. [ 2 ]
Peru: La Rinconada: Puno: 5,100 16,728 The highest in the world according to National Geographic magazine (May 2003); [1] pop. 30,000. Barrio Rit’ipata, consisting of miners' shacks, is above it. [2] 2 China: Tuiwa: Tibet Autonomous Region: 5,070 16,634 Described as the "highest administrative village in the world" by sources such as China ...
La Rinconada Peru [1] The highest in the world according to National Geographic Magazine in May 2003 when it had 30,000 inhabitants, rising to 50,000 inhabitants in 2012 but shrinking to 9,746 inhabitants as of the 2017 census. It is 5,052 m (16,575 ft) above sea level according to the INEI in Peru. [2] 5,070 metres (16,630 ft)
La Rinconada, Peru. Estimated cost: $859. Flight to Juliaca: $819. Taxi to Ananea: $40. Not only is La Rinconada one of the more remote places in Peru, it's the highest permanent settlement in the ...
Arana was scriptwriter for the Latin American portion of the film "Girl Rising," which describes the life of Senna, a 14-year-old girl in the Andean gold-mining town of La Rinconada. At 17,000 feet above sea level, it is the highest human habitation in the world. The film was part of a campaign to promote the importance of girls' education.
Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). 5 Colquechaca Bolivia: 4170 13680 Highest town in Bolivia. 6 El Alto Bolivia: 4150 13615 7 Potosí Bolivia: 4090 13420 8 Viacha Bolivia: 3871 12700 9 Juliaca Peru: 3824 12546 10 Puno Peru: 3819 12530 11 La Oroya Peru: 3745 12287 12 Oruro Bolivia: 3706 12158 13 Huancavelica Peru ...
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Juliaca's citizens rely on cars, trains, and bicycles. It is a major transit point in the region and has strong ties with Peru's southern cities, including Arequipa, Puno, Tacna, Cuzco, Ilo, and with La Rinconada and Bolivia.