Potosi
Tupiza – the wild-west town of Bolivia
Tupiza is a dusty, wild-west Bolivian town. It is surrounded by gorgeous red mountains, desert and cactus. It is a city in Potosi Department. It has an elevation of about 3160 m and the population is around 25.000. The climate is mild year-round, with most of the rain falling between November and March. From June [...]
Podcast: Bolivia
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] [Download MP3 | Add to iTunes | Subscribe to Podcasts] In this Podcast from Bolivia I head from Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca (birthplace of the Incas) to La Paz, the capital (and highest capital city in the world), where I go on a mountain biking trip [...]
Potosi, Bolivia
It is claimed Potosi is the highest city in the world at 4,090 m (13,420 feet). It lies beneath the Cerro de Potosi "” sometimes referred to as the Cerro Rico (“rich mountain”) "” a mountain popularly conceived of as being made entirely of silver ore, which has always dominated the city. The Spanish founded [...]