 | Down jacket required.
2007-05-28, Potosi, Bolivia. By: rossycaz | | We´ve spent the last couple of nights here in Potosi which has a number of claims to fame: it´s the world´s highest city - 4090m, it has the world´s highest commercial airport, had the first mint in t... |
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 | dynamite holding
2007-03-10, potosi, Bolivia. By: vorn | | potosi is the highest city in the world at 4100m and just walking up a hill can have you panting. we dropped in here to check out the silver mines which i was a bit dubious about being a bit claustrop... |
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 | Bored in Southern Bolivia
2006-12-13, Potosi, Bolivia. By: lindy | | The last couple of days have been boring filler days. We were so bored the other day we spent all day drinking wine at a dutch resturaunt in Sucre. Now we´re bored because we didn´t do a mining tour... |
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 | Potosi
2005-09-17, Potosi, Bolivia. By: fosscore | | A nice relaxing day after our horse ride in Tupiza and unfortunately, it was time to move on. The muscles are still a bit tender, but on the mend. Up early, (on a side note, back to Copacabana when ... |
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 | Potosi to the Typhoid Cafe
2005-04-17, Potosi, Bolivia. By: richardxau | | Sunday 17th April 2005
I prepared my gear for the four day trip to the bottom corner of Bolivia.It is a national park.
The temperature reaches minus 25 Deg. C but I was prepared. I have the same gea... |
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 | Prehistoric Mining
2005-05-02, Potosi, Bolivia. By: minesh | | Well after Uyuni was a quick visit to Potosi – which is the highest city in the world (not to be confused with La Paz which is the highest Capital City in the world).. and the altitude sure makes it k... |
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| Tinkuy Festival - blood, sweat and tear gas
2005-05-05, Potosi, Bolivia. By: minesh | | I know I havent updated what I have done for a few weeks, but I have to update you on my most recent experience in South America... “Tinkuy Ritual Fighting”
The History
In Machu, which is north ... |
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 | Time to go home...
2001-11-29, Potosi, Bolivia. By: jpguard | | Ugh! I'm not feeling very well. I think have something, like a worm or critters or something inside of me. Where's Ripley when you need her? My symptoms include mucous coming out everywhere, fever ... |
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 | Adios Brasil, Buenos Tardes Bolivia
2004-11-23, Potosi, Bolivia. By: nickvdp | | Well as usual been a bit slack on keeping everyone up to date, so much has been happening may have to split this into two jounals. Seems so long since we were in Rio.....
10 Nov - Rio
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 | Cause Im TNT
2004-05-18, Potosi, Bolivia. By: David2004 | | Each day I have been waking up and wondering what else this country can throw at me. The last couple of days have been crazy beyond belief. Our exit out of Uyini was another introduction to transport ... |
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 | At the entrance to a mine shaft..
2004-05-17, Potosi, Bolivia. By: David2004 | | "I feel a bit dicey smoking this cigarette with a stick of dynamite in my hand" (Nb this quotation will go on to make a column written by an environmental journalist on our tour) |
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 | And you thought your job sucked!!!!
2003-09-25, Potosi, Bolivia. By: g8inglost | | This was probably the most sobering experience of our trip or perhaps ever. To say that taking a tour of the cooperative mines in Potosi is a tourist attraction is a bit of a misnomer. Its more like... |
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 | Down the mines
2002-12-06, Potosi, Bolivia. By: Flyin_Scot | | Arrived in Potosi after the worst bus ride ever! I don't actually think that there was a road and if there was, the driverdidn't stay on it for too long. The added bonus of a half hour pit stop at 2... |
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