Wednesday 8/8 and Thursday 9/8 - POTOSI
- Visit of the silver mines with a miner
- Laguna de Tarapaya
- Casa Nacional de Moneda
- Convento Santa Teresa
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- Visit of the silver mines with a miner
- Laguna de Tarapaya
- Casa Nacional de Moneda
- Convento Santa Teresa
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The bus for Potosi, ready to leave Sucre's terminal.
Taxi driver from Potosi's terminal to the Hostel.
Where is his dashboard?
Euh... here is the dashboard, in front of me!
Next day, bus to the miners village.
Miner's grocery store, selling all the equipment they need,
including 97 degree alcohol and dynamite sticks.
A hand size stick of dynamite costs about 5$, you can buy it almost everywhere.
The mineral refinery. Unsafe working place, full of chemicals.
Miners going to work.
Miners village.
Miners' village.
Mine entrance.
Mine shaft.
Galery
The exit on the other side of the hill, reached after two hours of caving.
Miners' family.
Boys climbing uphill to get lunch at home.
Less than ten minutes later they must return back to school.
A little girl too, she too received a little gift from us.
Children working in town, selling fruit juice.
The boy felt ashame, despite having authorised the picture.
Laguna de Tarapaya
The eye of the Inca.
Circular hot water lake(35 degC), about 30km out of Potosi.
Casa Nacional de Moneda
Convento Santa Teresa
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Dag Pa, alles goed?
ReplyDeleteBut... what are all these wires on the picture?
These wires are tubes as a matter of fact. They transport dangerous chemicals to extract the minerals from the mined material.
ReplyDeleteIn Europe all this would never be possible. The plant would immediately fail for safety, environmental polution (mercury etc).