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Group Photo, with dynamite

Luke, Me, Eric, and our guide
A Miner Stop in Potosi

October 30th 2008
We have been in a bit of hurry to get south, so we only spent a few days in Potosi, the highest city in the world, famous for its silver mines. (Get the lame title? Mines. Miners. Short time. Minor stop. See it? Miner vs. Minor? Funny? No. It isn´t. I know. Lame attempt. But come on... this is something like my fiftieth blog and titles are simply not easy to think up, so give me a break.) The cit ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

Bolivian Flag 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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