Mine II

After a couple of hundred meters it got really sweaty, dusty and cramped. These miners push their heavy trucks (which they load with shovels) all the way back out of the mine. 800tonnes a DAY is moved by this method.

Potosi (with a touch of Cochabamba and Sucré)

April 23rd 2006
Despite travelling pretty much the length (north to south) of Bolivia in the last couple of weeks, we are neglecting to do blog entries for the cities of Cochabamba and Sucre... Basically these were ok cities to spend a day or 2 but we dont have many great photos or amusing stories so we are going to spare you the mundane details of the 2 generic cities! We left La Paz on the 14th April and hea ... 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

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