Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas | Galleries
Doug making balloons for kids at Welder's shop
first view of Potosi
San Bernardo Church
November the 10th Square
inside the square
entrance to square
Cerro Rico in the background off the main square
carvings on the cathedral
our fave Bolivian beer
nice sculpture in the square
Casa de Moneda
down the street from the square
all that remains of a church tower from the 1700's
more towers
dressed for the mine tour
96% proof cane alcohol
Doug and dynamite; what could go wrong
plate of coca leaves with various chunks of flavouring
lady selling coca leaves at Miners Market
you can see the zinc in the rock
entrance to mine
inside the tunnels
rail car being filled
one of the tunnels
hole down to the next level
a chute where ore comes down from the upper level
Doug in the tunnels
Fran in the tunnel
Fran trying the 96 proof
alcohol and dynamite - what a combo
lighting our dynamate to place it
chatting with a miner
a good vein to mine
El Tio
another vein
alcohol and dynamite