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May 16th 2008
Potosi - "The Silver city" As I wrote in the last blog entry, the spaniards never found El Dorado (the city of gold) but they got Potosi instead. The city is named after the mountain, which it's situated below. In Quechua the mountain is named Potojsi, which means thunder or explosion, or it might also have been from Potoj, "the springs". I am rich Potosi, the treasure of th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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

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Welcome to my travelblog! I'm trying to write from my trips abroad and show you some pictures taken on the road, or often a path : ) Most of my blog entries are in English, but a few of the entries are in Norwegian. Sorry for any language mistakes or bad writing, I'm normally just writing without thinking too much about grammar. Hope you understand most of it! I have now created a flickr account that you also can follow: Check it out here Travels: South America 2007-2008: I trave... full info

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