Benjamin Swift Reported on Chinese Miners in the Bolivian Amazon

For The Guardian, Benjamin Swift “spent five days with Chinese miners, investors and traders in Mayaya, Bolivia, the first time that the lives of Chinese gold prospectors in the Amazon have been documented in detail.” Swift told Study Hall, “Mayaya is a small town that in recent years has become a hub for Chinese mining operating outside Bolivian law. The gold miners, investors, and importers welcomed us into their homes, where they told us everything about their operations in Bolivia – and how they got there.”