Hostal Colonial Potosi

... . It got fabulously rich in colonial times due to silver deposits in the mountains above, and so is adorned with colonial architecture which merits UNESCO heritage status. It should be quite a pleasant place, with narrow streets in the centre and ...

... town itself shows no signs of the extreme wealth that has passed through it, most streets are run down and the few remaining colonial churches are in a bad state of repair. I went for a trip down into the mines, extremely tough is an understatement. It ...

... ledge of the road and we were off again. "Only 5 tourists have ever died on the tour" Potosi was once the richest city in all of the colonial Americas. In it's heyday, it's neighboring silver mine produced most of the world's silver and the town ...

... the importation of 1500 to 2000 African slaves per year. An estimated total of 30,000 African slaves were taken to Potosí throughout the colonial era. African slaves were also forced to work in the Casa de la Moneda as acémilas humanas (human mules). Since ...

... folks around def. makes traveling in third world countries a little less anxious... Potosi is a really beautiful abandoned colonial town. Built around a huge silver mine (see tomorrow) that basically funded the Spanish empire, ...