After some more carnaval action in Uyuni, we hopped on the bus to Potosi. Formerly the world´s richest city!! Unfortunately that wealth has dissapated since and what's left is a mining town with little else going for it. Carnaval was still in full swing here, as any time we left the hostel we had to be decked out in ou rain jackets and ponchos to avoid the incessant water bombings, shootings and full on bucket dumpings! Not to mention the canned foam that was sprayed everywhere! It was really cool to see these festivities in different parts of Bolivia, they were all similar, but also very unique! Potosi, as I mentioned, is a mining town first and foremost. So naturally, we had to get in there, underground, where it all begins! I won't go into much
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