'The Mountain that Eats Men.' This Bolivian town is the only place in the world where you can legally buy dynamite

 Toxic mercury was introduced to the refining process, for example, which leached into the environment and led to the deaths of many. The Cerro Rico became known as “The Mountain That Eats Men” — a name that persists among miners to this day.

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