Our departure from uyuni was slightly delayed due to me being ill, but a trip to the chemist in which I resembled a rock star on a bad day escaping the paparazzi, soon sorted me out. We went literally onwards and upwards, to one of the highest cities in the world, Potosi. We spent a couple of days in Potosi, it´s narrow streets lined with balcony clad buildings definitely had charm. As did the plazas and old churches, and even though the town had a lively buzz, nothing really excited me about it. Perhaps knowing that its grand architecture and plazas are built from it´s silver mining industry, full of slave laour, taints it´s beauty. One of its main tourist attracions is a visit to the mines, but we opted out after hearinf here are still
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