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Emma + Dynamite = No Bueno Idea!

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June 2nd 2005
So Potosi is a really nice little town nestled in the mountainside next to a huge silver mine. Our hostel was vile and very very cold (no such thing as central heating here) I wore two pairs of trousers, 3 tshirts, a jumper, my silk sleeping bag liner, my sleeping bag and the covers from the bed and i still couldnt get warm. I think i may invest in some bolivian thermals! We only had a day here ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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