2-735: Morococha is a town in the Morococha District in the Yauli Province of the Junín Region in Peru . It was the capital of the Morococha District until September 12, 2013, when the town of Nueva Morococha ( Spanish nuevo(a) new, "new Morococha") was established as the new capital of the district by Law No. 30081. Until 2005 - when China built the Tibet railway - Morococha was famous for holding
4-502: The most high-mountainous railroad in the world - the branch of Morococha ( Lima - Huancayo ), which passes at the height of 4,818–5,000 metres (15,807–16,404 ft) above sea level. Morococha is near the city La Oroya . As of 2013, Morococha was the site of a planned open pit copper mine to be operated by Chinalco , a Chinese firm. A new town for the 5,000 residents of Morococha has been built about 6 miles away, but some residents were reported to be resisting location. The mine
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