Inside the mountain

Dynamite, nitro glycerene and gringos

---

May 26th 2007
After Uyuni, we drove up to Potosi, supposedly the highest city in the world. Yep, its pretty high. And cold. Cerro Rico, the silver mountain, dominates the city of Potosi and has been its fortune and curse for 462 years. By some estimates 8 million people (mostly indigenous people and slaves from Africa) have died working in the mines, either from cave ins or through long term inhalation of t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

---

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