The visit to the mine was very informal. The guy at the agency had a brother who used to work at the mine. There were no entrance tickets, instead we stopped at a gift shop to buy two bags of coca leaves for the workers and some juice and we were in.
The mine (Part 1 – preparations)
Potosi
Once in Potosi, we left our clothes at the laundry and then we began looking for fun. They had a visit to a local zinc and lead mine in the offer. Since this sounded interesting, we decided to accept!
From Potosi to Uyuni
From Potosi to Uyuni the road goes around some hills and through many canyons, occasionally accompanied by the railway tracks of the Ferrocaril des Andes. But even after a long riding day, there is still energy to entertain the local kids 🙂
