peices of eight!

At the museo de la moneda. They used to make all the coins of the Spanish empire here. Now Bolivia buys it's coins from spanish mints. Go figure.

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Minor Miners, Saltese

November 29th 2005
I guess we've been neglecting our blog responsibilities, so now we have two cities to write about: Potosi, Bolivia and Salta, Argentina. First, Potosi: It was one of our favourite cities in Bolivia. Also, it is the highest city in the world at 4090 m ASL, so in your face all you sea level-dwellers. We enjoyed Potosi for two reasons: 1) Its physical beauty. It has some of the finest colonial b ... read more

South America » Argentina » Salta

Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more

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