The Bolivian Salt Flats & Northern Argentina

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December 13th 2007

Published: December 16th 2007

Hola. Once again, there's plenty to update you on so here goes... From La Paz, we travelled to Potosi, formerly the richest city in South America which was exploited by the Spanish for its vast deposits of silver. The city, the world's highest at 4,060m, is a world heritage site but is now a pale shadow of its former self, as only local co-operatives continue to mine there, exploiting whatever s... Read Full Entry

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Matthew Mellor

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This summer I will be walking most of the E2 trail, which goes from the North coast of Holland through to Nice on the south coast of France - all 1500 miles of it. Occassionally, I will be posting some blogs to let people know what I'm up to (mostly walking, eating and sleeping I suspect) and how I'm getting on. I'm also trying to raise shed loads of cash for charity, so for more info visit www.justgiving.com/matthewmellor ... full info

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