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Potosi

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December 23rd 2006
James didn't want to go to Potosi because he thought it was a hole... and it turns out it is. Apparently it used to be one of the richest cities in South America because of its silver mines. We heard that we could go mining there so we stopped by. We couldn't of gone much further anyway since we got another flat tyre. It was such a mission to find the centre of town and it didn't help that the ... 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