Hi all, Wow! We´ve just done something today that will stay with us for a very long time. A visit to the co'operative mines just outside Potosi. Fascinating, scary, humbling and eye opening. More later.... So, we caught the overnight bus from La Paz to Potosi. A great experience mainly because it was so easy and comfortable. The bus ran on time, we had no problems, and each had a massive reclining seat. The only downer was having to sit through Rocky III in Spanish...but we both managed to doze through that... Potosi is brilliant. Its the highest city in the world, and its history is all about mining, the Spanish and silver. Legend has it that a native indian was caught up on the mountain one night, ánd noticed a shiny liquid within his fire.
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