Potosi - the top of the world

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Rano jsme si mohli trochu prispat, bus do Potosi nam jel kolem 11 a cesta trva jen 3 hodky coz je pro nas jako nic. Po ceste jsme meli nejake problemy s busem - asi prevodovka, ale jako vzdy se to nejak opravilo a za 4 hodiny jsme byli v Potosi. Prvni dojmy byly zklamanim, protoze oproti Sucre nevypada prilis vabne, spousta nedostavrnych domu a spina. Doufame, ze se to zmeni a centrum nam ukaze svou lepsi tvar. Potosi stale drzi primat nejvyse polozeneho mesto - asi 4080 a uz si zase zvykame, ze kazdy vystup je drinou. Z terminalu - uplne noveho a moderniho jsme jeli najit hostel a hned na 3. pokus jsme bydleli. Sli se trochu projit po meste coz zmenilo nas nazor na P. a zaplatili si vylet do stribrnych dolu, ktere k mestu neomyslitelne patri. Sveho casu bylo nejbohatsim mestem obou Amerik prave diky tezbe stribra, ktere se ve zdejsi kopci Cerro Rico stale tezi - uz 350 let...

In the morning we could sleep a bit longer than usually, our bus to Potosi was leaving at 11am and the journey meant to take just three hours, which is by now nothing for us. There were some problems with the bus - probably gear box, but driver sorted it out somehow and after four hours we arrived to Potosi. First impressions were quite dissapointing, compare to Sucre it didnt look too promising, lots of unfinished houses and mess. We were hoping it would change once we got into its center. Potosi is the highest town in the world /4080/ and we are again getting used to the fact that every climb takes a lot of effort. From terminal - brand new and modern we went to find our hostal and it took just 3 attemps. Then we walked a bit abound the centrer, which looked so much better and we also paid for a trip into the silver mines that played a crucial part in the history of the town. This town used to be the richest city of Americas thanks to silver which is hidden in the close hill called Cerro Rico and the mining is still going on /but not so much/ even after 350 years.

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