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Potosi

The Pathway to the Mines
Potosi

February 15th 2007
We took the DIRECT bus from Uyuni to Potosi, which meant only about 12 stops to pick up extra passengers plus 1 flat tyre. We stopped for lunch at 1 interesting village which for me was a quintessential Bolivian village- adobe houses, heavy indiginous population clad in traditional garb, folkloric music wafting out the windows, a creek winding through mist encrusted mountains, a young fellow tendi ... read more
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Bolivian Flag 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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