Chapter Ninety-Five: The Sacred Lake
What's in South America?
This is something that many people can open their mouths to, football!
Of course, there are countless plant resources and mineral resources.
If nothing else, the Amazon rainforest alone does not know how many South American countries are well fed. Not to mention that several world-class large copper mines are located on this land. As for those scarce metals, mineral resources make people on other continents drool, whether it is the United States imperialism, France, Germany and other big businessmen in Europe and the United States, they are all waving checks and wanting a piece of the pie.
But no one has ever considered opening a gold mine on the South American continent for the simple reason that no one has ever considered opening a gold mine on the South American continent.
Only the super bull of the country standing behind him is qualified to play this, as for the ordinary small consortium?
Eight of the top 10 copper-gold mines in South America are in the Andes. So many people laugh and say that this mountain range is made of gold. Although this analogy is an exaggeration, it also shows that the gold reserves here are really abundant.
Of course, everything is afraid of comparison, and if the gold mines here are compared with Australia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan, it is not enough to see. But our story this time has nothing to do with Australia and Indonesia, so we won't talk about it anymore. Turning our eyes back to La Paz, Bolivia, our Xing Jie is about to embark on a new round of adventure.
Xing Jie has always been very strange, the gold thing is soft and collapsed, except for good physical characteristics, the others can be said to be nothing. Because it is too soft, there is no way to make it into a weapon. I can usually make a piece of jewelry, but the grade is not very high. Especially in recent years, domestic gold jewelry has been forced down several grades by the 'big gold chain'.
Therefore, if we only talk about the characteristics, it is really difficult for people to understand why this metal, which is called the original sin of mankind, is so popular in ancient and modern times.
After a night's rest in La Paz, the next day Xing Jie and Britta drove to the so-called 'Holy Lake'.
It's also ridiculous to say that this 'holy lake' is not only not hidden, but rather famous.
'Star Lake'
This title feels very lofty when I hear it, and it will make many young people involuntarily think about it. It's like the stars in the sky shining in this barren land, or the sad love story between a beautiful angel and a ruling sign, and so on.
But after the locals have explained it, they will find that those things in their minds should be rolled out of their minds as soon as possible. How can reality be as literary and beautiful as you imagined? I have to say that the name given to this lake by these aborigines of La Paz is an exotic version of the map cannon!
Why? It is because of Lake Titicaca, the largest sacred lake in Bolivia, with pleasant scenery, known as the Lake of the Sky, which is the same as the heavenly pond of our country. Tourism is thriving and is a pillar of the entire La Paz region's GDP.
So with this, the other small 'sacred lakes' naturally became competitors. So they are all collectively called Star Lake, and the meaning is self-evident, I am the moon here, so you can circle around me.
In order to salvage the gold, the bandits in Spain turned the entire Lake Titicaca upside down, and the result was very regrettable, and the salvaged gold ornaments were not enough to pay the water ghosts, so it became a big joke. However, the rumor that there was gold in the sacred lake spread all over the world.
The destination is in a col more than 300 kilometers south of La Paz, the scenery is not bad, because the surrounding mountains are high, the wind cannot blow in, and the lake is very calm. The surrounding mountains are also full of green trees, coupled with blue skies and white clouds. It's also a great place for recreation.
It's just that the lounge chairs and sun umbrellas on the edge of the lake are not beautiful women in bikinis, but a group of rough men with furry hairs like gorillas.
"Hi Jay. You're late enough. A blond man said after shaking over a bottle of beer.
This man's name is Becker, and he also met in Machu Picchu and Xing Jie. He is a straightforward person, a chef and a photographer in 'Hydra'. And, just like his name, this guy has a far more than ordinary way of understanding bread. His family owns one of the most famous bakeries in Berlin, which is said to be more than 100 years old. Originally, his father wanted him to inherit the family business, but this bastard was also a restless lord and found it exciting to follow 'Hydra'.
So as soon as I graduated from college, I ran away from home.
"No way, it's too hard to walk. How's today's harvest?" Xing Jie took a sip after unscrewing the cap of the wine bottle. Well, the taste is good, very fresh, and also has a rather strong malty aroma.
Basang and Hall were also familiar with them, and now they were allies, so they were no longer polite and drank on their own.
"Nothing was gained, another morning was wasted. The video is over there, you can go and see it. And the latest sausage that came here today, it is an authentic Munich white sausage, which tastes very good. ”
"Oh, it seems that I am lucky to have encountered such a delicacy today, and I will definitely taste it later. But I'll take a look at the video recording for now. ”
Becker doesn't look like a traditional German at all, he doesn't have the rigorous and self-disciplined characteristics of a German, if he has to say, he has the ** characteristics of the Yankees. This makes Britta, who has always been clear about public and private, and strict with herself, sometimes helpless when talking about him, often saying that if it weren't for his really good cooking skills, the key is that his photography skills are really strong, he would have been thrown into the second-tier team a long time ago.
Watching videos is really boring, obviously a very boring thing, but it can't be taken lightly. The photographer can sometimes ignore it inadvertently, but the person in charge of the acceptance is really very hard. And you need at least two people to watch it together, so that there are no mistakes.
The high-definition underwater camera captures the entire Star Lake beautifully, even the swimming fish in the water can be seen very clearly.
"It's a pity that this kid doesn't go to the Discovery Channel to make a documentary, and he's a photographer who has been delayed by archaeology. Xing Jie said with a smile while watching the video.
"Don't you know that he was once hired by Discovery for a high salary? Britta also said with a smile.
"I think he's probably a fake German. Xing Jie shrugged.
After watching the three-hour video attentively, I was really tired. There is nothing clue in the crystal clear water of the lake except for aquatic plants, especially the bottom of the lake, which is clean and exaggerated, with white and delicate sand grains accompanying various stones, and dead trees falling into the water, although it looks beautiful, but it is not very wonderful for the title of Golden Lake.
Just as Xing Jie and Britta stood up and were about to go for a bite to eat, a voice passed behind them.
"Don't you think this lake is a little too weird?"
It's Hall.
"What do you mean?" Britta said, frowning.
"It's a bit too clean, and not only are there few fish, but they're also not big. I looked at the camera route just now, and although it was only a small part of the water, it was about five meters deep. It stands to reason that a freshwater fish at this depth should be at least about two and a half feet in size. ”