Dynamite blast

Mining for Silver

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November 3rd 2009
We managed to get the last 2 seats out of Sucre, and as it was a holiday our arrival to Potosi saw most of the city shut down. Along the way we had seen plenty of the cemeteries full of people celebrating All Souls Day. Potosi is another World Heritage Site and the worlds highest city at 4060m. We both felt the altitude here having come from Sucre. I won´t go in to the history too much, but Potos ... 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