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Filling a Bucket

These men fill the same bucket for 8-10 hours per day. The poor quality of the picture is from dust, etc. in the air.
The Silver Mines of Potosi

June 6th 2007
Untitled June 6th-ish This beautiful and chilly little city of Potosi is supposedly the highest in the world at 4090m. In 1987 it was named a unesco world heritage site for both its colonial architecture and its rich and tragic history, of which i knew nothing about before i came to bolivia. In 1544, silver was discovered in the mountains that tower over p ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

Bolivian Flag 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
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