Potosi Had a lot of trouble trying to find the hostal we wanted (La Casona), no-one seemed to have heard of it. In the end got dropped off in the main plaza and I went searching whilst Jill looked after the bags. Eventually found the hostal about 2 mins away from the Plaza. Great place, large room with two heaters, TV and a balcony ($20 US/ night). Checked out the mine tours and eventually decided to go with the one from the Hostal (80 Bs for English), slightly more expensive than some of the others but well recommended. Only 3 of us on the tour, An Aussie, Kiwi and Canadian. The guide could walk upright through the mine but the rest of us were bent almost double which made breathing even more difficult. The age of
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