Carnaval

The World´s Richest City - in the 16th Century!

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February 22nd 2007
The chance of a lifetime was presented to us with the opportunity to travel to Potosi and visit one of the oldest and most productive Silver Mines in the entire world. Silver was first discovered in 1544 and from then on in the town only expanded, and the mining shafts only got deeper. Until the start of its decline in the late 18th-early 19th century Potosi was actually the richest city in the ... 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