Mount Potosi

Use to be the biggest silver mine in the world

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Floating Islands, Silver Mines and Salt flats in Bolivia

June 3rd 2006
Hi everyone, I´m a bit late on my blogging, so here’s a resume of some of the last weeks traveling. After Cuzco we traveled to Puno where we visited Lake Titicaca the highest navigable lake in the world, famous for its floating Uros Islands. We then entered Bolivia and passed through La Paz to Potosi where we visited the once world's largest silver mine. finally we headed to Chile while visi ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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