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Silver Mining in the Highest Town in the World | Jun 24 07'

by 3 Men & Little Lady a real traveler from Cheshunt, on vacation in Potosi

"Posted By Adam"

First stop off in Bolivia was the town of Potosi; the highest town in the world at an altitude of 4060 metres above sea level.After a quick walking... Continue reading »
Silver Mines | May 11 06'

by Viracocha a 31 year old male from Toronto, on vacation in Potosi

We arrived to Potosi via private bus for 2 reasons: First of all, the public transit was on strike due to new taxes imposed on transit companies, a... Continue reading »
Blowing up dynamite | Sep 21 07'

by deeptokyo a 30 year old female from Boston, on vacation in Potosi

"their eyes are dark and tragic"

I headed into Potosi last night and got right to the silver mines this morning. my tour began at about 830 and the first thing we had to do was cha... Continue reading »
Pottering around Potosi | Jul 06 07'

by Niamh and Cathal a 35 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Potosi

""Are we insured for this", I wondered?"

We arrived in Potosi at 7.30am. We bravely decided to do the half hour walk uphill to our hostel. It´s 4,070metres above sea level in Potosi, so we... Continue reading »
Dynamite and tear gas | May 15 07'

by BeebsAndLaura a 21 year old female traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Potosi

Potosi. Where to start. Well actually we started quite gently, Potosi being the world´s highest city, at 4070m above sea level… no altitude sicknes... Continue reading »
Bleak Potosi & its silver mines | Oct 24 04'

by hilly a 31 year old male from Adelaide, on vacation in Potosi

"Our guide was a spoftly spoken Quechua descendend with the very traditional indian name of...Jacky"

25th October - Potosi. While La Paz takes the mantle for wolds highest Capital - Potosi is actually the worlds highest City at 4100m - thats... Continue reading »
killing lamas.... | Jun 08 06'

by jen manor a 26 year old female from Tel Aviv, on vacation in Potosi

well after a long time in sucre it was time to move on - ori and i took a short (only 4 hours) bus from sucre to potosi - the highst city in bolivi... Continue reading »
Exploring Potosi | Jan 24 07'

by Chris and Vicky a traveling as a couple from Nanoose Bay, on vacation in Potosi

Potosi is the highest city of its size in the world at an altitude of 4,070 metres and a population of 110,000 people. The city was founded i... Continue reading »
Potosi | Mar 31 07'

by vincentvega a 31 year old male from Dublin, on vacation in Potosi

"Vomito Diarreho in Potosi.."

The earliest bus from Uyuni to Potosi, after doing our tour, was at 7pm that night. So we had a few hours to kill in Uyuni. My first impr... Continue reading »
Dynamite New Year | Dec 29 05'

by Freyja a female from London, on vacation in Potosi

Left Uyuni at 8am this morning for the drive down back the same roads to Potosi. It had been raining the night before so everyone was unsure how t... Continue reading »