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Bomb-maker in training.  
   

Bomb-maker in training.

The white stick is the dynamite, the wire is the fuse and detonator (the ´dangerous´ bit) and the little white bag is nitrogylcerine pellets to make the explosions more powerful. There are no laws against selling these to anyone. We bought 2.
Potosi (with a touch of Cochabamba and Sucré)

April 23rd 2006
Despite travelling pretty much the length (north to south) of Bolivia in the last couple of weeks, we are neglecting to do blog entries for the cities of Cochabamba and Sucre... Basically these were ok cities to spend a day or 2 but we dont have many great photos or amusing stories so we are going to spare you the mundane details of the 2 generic cities! We left La Paz on the 14th April and hea ... 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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