Miners of Bolivia

Series: Man and his world

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Films inc.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 21Apr69 · MP24082 (Jan-Jun 1973) Copyright holder: Public Media, Inc

Description: A study of the work and submarginal living of tin-ore miners is presented against a background of the natural beauty of Bolivia. Shows the miners as they chew coca leaves, the source of cocaine, to dull the harshness of their lives. , Studies the work and submarginal living conditions of tin ore miners in Bolivia against a background of Bolivia's natural beauty. Describes the land as suited more for sparse animal population than for human habitation. Shows the poverty and squalor which result from a lifestyle imposed by wages of $12-$25 a month, with the best paid workers receiving $25 a month and living quarters.

Complete Record: A study of the work and submarginal living of tin-ore miners is presented against a background of the natural beauty of Bolivia. Shows the miners as they chew coca leaves, the source of cocaine, to dull the harshness of their lives. , Studies the work and submarginal living conditions of tin ore miners in Bolivia against a background of Bolivia's natural beauty. Describes the land as suited more for sparse animal population than for human habitation. Shows the poverty and squalor which result from a lifestyle imposed by wages of $12-$25 a month, with the best paid workers receiving $25 a month and living quarters., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.