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For centuries, the world has been coming to Peru, drawn to her imposing Pacific plains and cloud-high Andean ranges by an untold wealth of buried treasure – gold, copper, zinc, lead. This is the harsh history of her past, and the promising legacy of her future. Story and Photos by Richard Berry The country we now call Peru once was the heart of the pre-Columbian Inca civilization. At its height, the Inca Empire not only was the largest nation on Earth, but also the covert protector of the planet’s richest metal reserves. The iconic culture expanded throughout South America, and flourished untouched for centuries. But despite the nation’s isolation, explorers from the other side of the world eventually discovered the secret Incan wealth. Soon, invaders descended the long, high arc of the Andes to hold the treasure (aguante el tesoro) for themselves. In many ways, Peru’s role in the modern industrial world remains as remarkable today as it was in colonial times. It is still home to the world’s richest gold mines, largest copper deposits and deepest reserves of heavy metals. The wealthiest multinational mining conglomerates the world over still are irresistibly drawn to the treasure. But this time, the Peruvians vow to take a much greater role in fulfilling their own destiny. Photo of Machu Picchu courtesy Jarno Gonzalez Zarraonandia/istockphoto.com Mining the Miners For Lima businessman and machine shop owner Luis Valenzuela, superlatives like “richest,” “largest” and “wealthiest” suggested a golden opportunity to build his family shop and better the lives of his workers by “holding the treasure” in his own particular way. Valenzuela’s idea was not to mine the metals, but to mine the miners . . . “to the greater benefit of us all,” he explains, carefully. The concept began modestly, but soon took on a life of its own; and as he had hoped, it changed the lives of everyone involved. With years of experience as a production manager within the mining industry, Luis Valenzuela brought valuable knowledge to his new enterprise. He knew, quite intimately, the daily problems faced by the operators of large mines. Peru’s high-altitude mountain mining, often at sites above 14,000 feet, posed a number of special challenges, not CNC MACHINING | 35
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