Huayna Potosi 2

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Gonzalo Leonardini
La Paz, Bolivia

Site near Huayna Potosi mountain (left) taken from a dam at Milluni mine (La Paz-Bolivia). The lac is fed by rainfall and glacial melt and it is an important reservoir of water supply for La Paz city. In the last years, mining activity has increased the waste contamination in this lac.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.9 MB Width 4320 px Height 3240 px Aspect 4:3 Brand Canon Model PowerShot SX30 IS Exposure 4 mm f/5 1/1250 s ISO 80 Taken 10 January 2012 Coordinates -16.3557, -68.1636 Tint Pale blue Submitted 1 March 2013

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