Casa de moneda

Photographer: Tim Malloch
From: Uyuni (Bolivia) to Cochabamba (Bolivia)

Casa de moneda

The Casa de Moneda is the old mint in Potosi it is now a museum. Haven´t done many museums so far so decided to go on the guided tour which explained Potosi´s history as formerly one of the richest towns in the world, due to the huge silver reserves that were in the mountain above the town. This face is quite famous, one explanation is that it is meant to be Bacchus smiling ironically at the departing Spaniards. Modern Bolivian money is now actually made in Spain.