We´re sitting in a dark little cave, our lungs burning, sweat dripping off us and so much dust in our nose and throat that we can hardly breathe. And our guide says to us, "If you ever feel like you hate your job, there´ll always be a job for you here in the mine". I have complained about pretty much any job I´ve ever had - too hard, too boring, my boss doesn´t understand what I do etc etc, but sitting there in the dark, I realised that I couldn´t remember a single complaint. It felt so silly and spoilt to complain after witnessing what the men and women of Potosi do every single day. Jamie and I visited the city of Potosi specifically to see the working mine of Cerro Rico. I wasn´t really sure
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