Spanish Colonialism's Environmental Legacy 3 Part Series

The mining cities of Huancavelica, Peru, and Potosi, Bolivia, once the pride of the Spanish empire, are now among the most mercury-contaminated urban areas in the world. We are only now beginning to understand the impact that the quicksilver-laced soils of these cities has on their populations today. But to truly grasp the problem, you need to understand how they got this way.http://web.ncsu.edu/abstract/science/cost-of-silver-one/#more-1108