Potosi Mine

After a brief stop overnight in Uyuni it was time to move onto Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia. The bus journey was to be done in two phases; one bus to Potosi, where we would then pick up another service onto Sucre. In Brazil and Argentina we were used to the buses running with clockwork efficiency........this definitely does not …

We kwamen in de gutsende regen toe in Potosi. Het was de eerste echte regen in 2 maanden reizen, dus we konden niet echt klagen. Het stadje dat volledig draait rond mijnbouw, gaf een heel triestige indruk, toen we met de taxi via de buitenwijken naar het centrum reden. Er waren er niet veel hostals, maar gelukkig was er plaats in de enige hostal …

Mine: Calle Chuquisaca

We arrived in Potosi Bolivia on 22^nd August 2011. Potosi is the highest city in the world sitting at 4100 metres above sea level. It is hard to breathe a simple walk around the square makes us both out of breath.

So we booked a mine tour in Potosi – the main reason we came here. I thought …

... which looked like a castle drawbridge but is still used to do for foot passengers. Were a bit hesitant to arrive back in Potosi after a few days ago and bus terminal brought back horrid memories but we quickly bought our bus tickets to leave for Le ...

... adventure.......I loved the place - it is scrappy, energetic and really easy to just be.  I took the afternoon mine tour......wow - this is Bolivia where safety and regulations have not yet emerged and my three other mining friends - one from the ...

Potosi, the highest city in the world, and most famous for a giant hill full of silver, tin and very nasty chemicals. We joined a tour and paid an old miner to take us in for the day, show us around and put us to work. The next day, we started ...

... and eight of us re-located to Koala Den Hostel the following morning which came with good recommendations. Good showers and good heat. Potosi is the worlds highest city (4060m - breathe in, breathe out, breathe in..) and a UNESCO site. The city was ...

... of onlookers as we proceeded to fix the bike on the side of the road. Our plans had changed, we would go towards Potosi, mine country and slowly head towards La Paz. We headed off into the hills above Uyuni and the scenery changed into rolling hills ...

... a polishing and then painting of the black soles. Johns 10 year old boots look almost brand new afterwards. My first impressions Bolivia reminds me of some of the small towns that we visitd in China. Ladies sell almost everything by the market: ...

... until you have joined them, you cannot understand what it means.   Today I have visited the famous mine of Potosi in Bolivia.  Potosi has helped significantly to create the wealth of Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries by supplying ...

... varieties of farmyard animals that were also on the bus! An interesting journey to say the least! We finally bounced our way into Potosi for about 4pm. We had already decided to book our bus for Tupiza whilst we were at the station. We knew there ...

... "No - they dump it in the river".  Spicy informed me.  (Another reason to always drink bottled water in Bolivia) The mining operations are run as a co-op, so the miners split all the profits from the extracted ...

Potosi was our second stop in Bolivia, we took a night bus from La Paz which we both expected be horrendous and it turned out to be one of the best buses we have taken! Although the bus was comfy we did not sleep so well and when we arrived at our ...