Dynamite and strong booze

Tales of silver

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March 9th 2009
How lucky we are A visit to the co-operative silver mines at Potosi reminds you how your life can be determined just by where you are born. If our school group had been born in Potosi, there is a fair chance a few would be working in those mines, inhaling lung fulls of dust and dying young, because it is the best of few options. We’d seen a film in Sucre called the Devil’s Miner. ... 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