A miner with Tio

Cerro Ricco - The Rich Mountain

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April 26th 2009
Cerro Ricco - The Rich Mountain By Tina Torres ‘Si si si, yo soy de Potosi. ‘Sings a boy in the middle of the restaurant. He collects a few coins then heads out the door. Why is this boy so proud to be from a dodgy town in the south of Bolivia? Turns out that Potosi was once a place of huge richness, where the street lamps were literally made from pure silver and where S ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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