Mine Tour

Potosi - A City and its People: Used and Abused for Wealth

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June 15th 2012
So the next stop on our tour of Bolivia we hit one of the highest cities in the world at 4070m above sea level called Potosi. This city itself is a Unesco World Heritage Site due to its rich history related to the mining of silver in the mountain which it weaves around the Cerro Rico. It once was one of the most populated and wealthy cities in the world and literally funded the Spanish economy for ... 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