Potosi Locals

Potosi and Sucre

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February 28th 2008
We Left Uyini and had a six hour bus journey to Potosi, the highest city in the world. At over 4km (4060m) above sea level it literally leaves you breathless. It is a mining town with the tour of the mines been one of its highlights. According to the Lonely Planet the tours involve ¨scrambling and crawling in low narrow, dirty shafts where work practices are medieval, safety practices are non ex ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more