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Potosi & Salar De Uyuni

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December 20th 2008
POTOSI After arriving in Uyuni we decided that a quick detour to the nearby town of Potosi was in order. Potosi´s claim to fame is being the world´s highest city at 4060 metres above sea level and for this it has been selected as a Unesco World Heritage site. The city owes it´s greatest achievements and previous status as well as it´s present horrors and struggles to the mining of silver. Fun ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department

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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