In La Rinconada ,Peru ,Searching for Beauty in Ugliness

What is one the meaning of the Latin root -temp-?

According to “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness,” why do government officials rarely visit La Rinconada?

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

I suddenly saw the tin rooftops gleam like a mantle of diamonds. As the sun moved over the snow, the ravished mountain seemed to ripple with ribbons of color.

To which sense do these details appeal?

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

Gold ripped from Sleeping Beauty's entrails will glitter on Cartier and Tiffany counters around the world.

What important idea do the sensory details in this excerpt convey most clearly?

Read this excerpt from "In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness."

The green is gone. The earth is turned. What you see as Mount Ananea looms into view is a lunar landscape, pitted with orange lakes that reek of cyanide.

What does this imagery most emphasize about the setting?

Which sentence best describes the personal feelings that the author of “In La Rinconada, Peru, Searching for Beauty in Ugliness” has toward the people of La Rinconada?