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Colombia – Llanos Life

  • Average income of a Potosi Miner – 300 to 900 USD by month
  • Huge amount of silver has been extracted since 1545
  • Lead-silver, zinc-silver and tin are extracted
  • Many people don’t have another choice and around 10,000 people work in the mines
  • Average income of a Potosi Miner – 300 to 900 USD by month
  • The average life expectancy of a Potosi Miner is just 45 years
  • La Paz – Parque Auquisamaña (3500m)
  • La Paz – Parque Auquisamaña (3500m)
  • La Paz – Parque Auquisamaña (3500m)
  • Road Sucre to Potosi – Puente Antonio José de Sucre, an old suspension bridge built in 1890 spanning the Rio Pilcomayo
  • Road Sucre to Potosi – Puente Antonio José de Sucre, an old suspension bridge built in 1890 spanning the Rio Pilcomayo
  • La Paz – highest capital city on earth (3250 to 4100 meters)
  • Panorama of the city of La Paz with mountain of Illimani (6.439 m) in the background
  • La Paz – highest capital city on earth (3250 to 4100 meters)
  • La Paz – Cable Car to Enjoy the City
  • La Paz – Cable Car to Enjoy the City
  • La Paz – Cable Car to Enjoy the City
  • La Paz under the rain
  • Road Sucre to Potosi – Puente Antonio José de Sucre, an old suspension bridge built in 1890 spanning the Rio Pilcomayo
  • Pilcomayo River (1100 kms long) – actually dry (April) – Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
  • Bolivia is the country with the largest population of llamas in the world
  • Sol de Mañana (4990m) – area with geothermal manifestations, fumaroles, hot springs and mud pools
  • Sol de Mañana (4990m) – area with geothermal manifestations, fumaroles, hot springs and mud pools
  • Siloli Desert – often called the Salvador Dali Desert