LA RINCONADA: The 5,100m City Where Humans Shouldn’t Live

LA RINCONADA: The 5,100m City Where Humans Shouldn’t Live Take a deep breath... then imagine you have only half that amount of air to breathe. Nestled in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, at an altitude of over five thousand one hundred meters above sea level, lies the city of La Rinconada. It is a place where the streets are strewn with trash and the cold is bone-chilling. The air is contaminated with mercury. There are no trees and no signs of life. Breathing is incredibly difficult, with oxygen levels fifty percent lower than in most cities around the world. How can fifty thousand people live here? -------------------------------- NORWAY: The World’s Richest Country That Refuses to Show Off    • NORWAY: The World’s Richest Country That R...   YAKUTIA: A Timeless Journey Into Russia’s Far Northeast    • YAKUTIA: Life in the Coldest City on Earth...   Playlist:    • PLANET TRAVEL   -------------------------------- #peru #larinconada #travel #traveldocumentary #geography #planettravel