Miner

This guy takes a hammer and makes a hole for the dynamite in the wall (it takes him 4 hours per hole). Most of these guys dont eat while they are down there...and they work 10-12 hour shifts.

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Potosi and La Paz

May 7th 2009
On our way from the salt flats we were driving on some pretty bad roads and our truck got stuck. I was actually glad it happened…the Oasis brochure says ‘you might be asked to dig you truck out’ and we were. We were getting everything we promised. So that was a fun start to our day. Potosi is a big city with a lot going on…and lots of poverty. I haven’t seen much begging on the trip ... read more

South America » Peru

Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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