Cerro de Pasco
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Cerro de Pasco is a high-altitude mining city in central Peru known for its extensive polymetallic deposits and environmental challenges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cerro de Pasco canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
mining city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Cerro de Pasco Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitudeCharacteristic | subject to altitude sickness risk for visitors ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Pasco Region ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
mineral processing
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4330 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
displacement of residents
ⓘ
ground subsidence ⓘ heavy metal contamination ⓘ lead exposure in children ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipal government of Cerro de Pasco ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
public health problems related to mining
ⓘ
social conflicts over environmental damage ⓘ |
| hasMine | Cerro de Pasco mine ⓘ |
| healthConcern | elevated blood lead levels in population ⓘ |
| historicalRole | important colonial-era mining center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
air pollution
ⓘ
environmental pollution ⓘ lead mining ⓘ open-pit mining ⓘ polymetallic mineral deposits ⓘ silver mining ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ water contamination ⓘ zinc mining ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Quechua
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pasco Region
ⓘ
central Peru ⓘ |
| metalProduced |
copper
ⓘ
lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| near | Lake Junín ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | one of the highest-elevation cities in the world ⓘ |
| regionType | high Andean plateau ⓘ |
| resourceType | polymetallic deposits ⓘ |
| role | regional commercial center ⓘ |
| timeZone | Peru Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | connected by road to Lima ⓘ |
| utcOffset | UTC−5 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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