As Rich as a Potosi 96%!!!

One of the gifts that we took for the miners. We tried some .... its vile!! We also took some coca leaves for them to numb the pain and hunger. They don´t eat, sometimes for 24 hours, as there is no nowhere to go loo down there.

As Rich as a Potosi

July 21st 2006
Its me again! I know its Grahams turn but I really liked it in Potosi so I stole this blog off him! My story begins at the border between Bolivia and Argentina ..... God, what a nightmare! Our book said that it was open 24hrs so we planned to get there with plenty of time to catch the 8am bus to Potosi. Of course, we got there and it was closed. After an overnight bus the last thing that we wanted ... read more

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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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