Mine visit in Potosi
March 25th 2009 This is one of the most impressing visits i did.
Potosi is the highest city in the world with 4060m.
The Cerro Rico is the biggest mine in this region and from there opening in 16th century 8 million workers died here, of course most of them in the first centuries-most slaves.
It¨s a silver mine which made Potosi once to one of the most riches cities in the world.
But still around 40-50 miners
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