Mine Entrance

If you look closely, the dark area around the door is the blood of six sacrificed llamas!

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August 7th 2006
After La Paz, we have now travelled down to Potosi, a mining town in the South of the country. Supposedly the Spanish took so much Silver out of the mountain here that they could build a bridge to Spain with it. What they also tell you is that you could build a bridge to Spain and back again with the bones of all the people who have died here as well. As the working life expectancy is only 10 year ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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