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Colombia – Llanos life

  • Hostal Colonial Potosi
  • Our room in Hostal Colonial Potosi
  • Potosi – 16th 17th century old colonial house
  • Potosi – Iglesia San Bernardo
  • Potosi – San Luis Potosí Cathedral (view from Hostal Colonial)
  • Potosi – San Luis Potosí Cathedral (view from Hostal Colonial)
  • Cerro Rico de Potosi (Rich Mountain – Silver mine of Potosi)
  • The summit of the Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain) has a total height of 4,824 meters above the sea level
  • There are approximately 300 mine entrances
  • Huge amount of silver has been extracted since 1545
  • Average income of a Potosi Miner – 300 to 900 USD by month
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Salvador Dalí Desert is characterized by landscapes that resemble surrealist paintings by Salvador Dalí
  • Rock Tree (Arbol de Piedra) and Siloli Desert – often called the Salvador Dali Desert