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A City of Lawyers | Mar 07 07'

by Ciccia* a 25 year old female from Peterborough, on vacation in Potosi

When I arrived in Potosi, I was quite surprised to see that the town is dominated by lawyers. If you need legal help in Bolivia, Potosi is the plac... Continue reading »
Mining in Potosi | Nov 15 06'

by AwayFromTheOffice a 36 year old male from Toronto, on vacation in Potosi

"mmm...asbestos....and SILVER!"

Stayed at the Kaola Den, a fine hostel that also arranged our main activity for the day, a tour of the Cerro Rico Mine, the main purpose of my trip... Continue reading »
Mining for silver!!!! | Jun 03 06'

by Crystalo a 23 year old female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Potosi

"Potosi has a really interesting as well as sad history"

Potosi is a town of 120,000 ppl at an elevation of 4090m, which means it is still really really cold up here! Our hostel actually had heaters in Po... Continue reading »
From mines to mints | May 22 06'

by Samba Sam a 34 year old female, on vacation in Potosi

We travelled by bus from Uyuni to "UNESCO World Heritage" Potosi, arriving some time in the afternoon. Having checked into our hotel & fre... Continue reading »
Potosi | Jun 07 07'

by Shannon and Toby a 27 year old traveling as a couple from Auckland, on vacation in Potosi

after an hour debate on which city we were going to visit, Potosi came up trumps, we were interested in the mining they had there and the condition... Continue reading »
Potosi | May 13 07'

by go_girl a real traveler from Australia, on vacation in Potosi

"Moral dilemmas and amusing Spanglish"

The main reason for visiting Potosi is the mine that has been the main employer for hundreds of years. It was originally a silver mine, but now i... Continue reading »
Not for the claustrophobic! | Feb 11 07'

by Ben and Gini a male traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Potosi

After a 6 hour bus journey from Uyuni we arrived in Potosi - the highest city in the world. The city of Potosi is centred around the working mine i... Continue reading »
Potosi | Dec 03 06'

by Ivan and Sarah a traveling as a couple from Dublin, on vacation in Potosi

Potosi was founded by the Spanish in the mid 16th century when they discovered indigenous mining activity there. The highest city of it´s... Continue reading »
Mineville | Nov 06 06'

by Colin O a 29 year old male from London, on vacation in Potosi

After the Santa Cruz flight episode we finally landed in Sucre a day later than expected. We had to cut down our time in Sucre and Potosi bec... Continue reading »
Lucky to still be here! | Feb 25 07'

by Sonic Pod a 33 year old female traveling as a couple from Tunbridge Wells, on vacation in Potosi

"Lucky to still be here!"

Leaving Argentina and Chile, crossing to Boliva was a refreshing experience, although the former are cool countries they do seem quite European whi... Continue reading »