![After burning off the mercury, a relatively pure piece of gold remains. Image by Thomas Graham for Mongabay.](https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2023/05/02225429/25-768x512.jpg)
In a Bolivian protected area torn up for gold, focus is on limiting damage
LA PAZ — At dawn in Apolobamba, in the Bolivian highlands, groups of vicuña and alpaca — some sheared, some shaggy — amble around looking for scrub to graze on,…
Thomas Graham is a freelance journalist in Bolivia.
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