“It was a sign of toughness that you didn’t wear a mask,” he continues, explaining how this exacerbates the issue — “and mine workers in Bolivia are seen as the toughest nuts to crack.

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Life expectancy for Bolivian miners is thought to be as low as 40 years. Common early deaths result from frequent accidents in the mines and silicosis, a chronic lung disease caused by breathing in ...

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