dynamite fever 3

Potosi: silver mines and dynamite!

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January 10th 2007
Claire: potosi is a small mining town that was once home to one of the most lucrative silver mines in south america. these mines had awful conditions and caused an estimated 8 million deaths in total. the mines are still operational, though most of the product is tin these days, and the tours of these mines are the main reason to come to potosi. the miners still work long shifts in awful conditio ... 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