At the salt mounds

The Bolivian Salt Flats

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December 24th 2011
So after a couple of days in Sucre where I managed to meet up with Izzy and Siobhan and visit a local orphange I was off to Potosi. Potosi is the worlds highest city at 4070m and is famous for its silver mining history. The city was founded in 1545 following the discovery of silver in the Cerro Rico mountain. Today however the mountain has been drained of its most valuable minerals but is still he ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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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