Bolivia so far

After de Salar de Uyuni tour, I have been travelling around a bit. First town to visit was Potosi.

Potosi was once one of the richest cities in the world. The road was plaved with silver because next door to the town is a big silver mine. Now days the silver is almost depleted, although the still search for it. The guide told me that the silver 'lines' currently are 1 to 4 cm wide. When the mine was discovered it went up to 1 meter. One whole meter of silver in diameter, going on for several meters. That is why the city was so rich. Although the silver mine is running out of silver, the is still mining going on inside the mountain. A since this is Bolivia you can go inside. It is supposed to be one of the most alien experiences in Bolivia. So of course I went in.

No touristic facilities, no safety regulations, no wider tunnels. The mine is still active, and mining is going on 24/7. The tunnels you go in to, and visit, are actually in use. So you go in, see 12 year old childeren mining for silver, carring around 30kg heavy packets of stones. Since the city Potosi is the highest city in the world (4200m), and the mountain is even higher, breathing inside the mine is very hard. You get tired soon, the air is very thin, and you have to walk for a couple of hunders of meters in tiny shallow tunnels. After we got outside, we were allowed to blow up some TNT dynamite, what an explosion that is. What an experience the mine was.

After Potosi, Sucre was on my map. Very western town, were I stayed for 5 days. I met a group of people, around 15, which with I went to a local festival. Staying the night over with 15 people in a room with 10 square meters. Not much sleeping going on at that moment.

From Sucre my travel went to La Paz, staying one night in Cochabamba. Cochabamba is not worth visiting, no because there are no musea, not because there are no places to visit, but because there are virtually no other tourists there. A little bit boring.

Arriving in La Paz, Loki was the place to go to, apperently. I will be in La Paz for a long(er) time, because now I am working in the Loki Hostel. Great fun. In return for 3 or 4 shifts a week, I get free accomendation, free food, 40% of drinks for a whole week. What a deal!

je hoeft geen zilver uit de mijn mee te nemen:bezit ik al +- 15 jaar!!!
de "Beer meisjes"hebben op de ambassade/het consulaat gewerkt,was jij heeeeeeel klein.
in de plaatselijke gemeente bekend,dus leuk voor jou.

ik ben!oud.25 jaar geleden!

hoe gaat het met loki?
brengt hij datgene wat je nodig hebt?