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Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain)
Cerro Rico (Rich Mountain)		 San Bernando Church
San Bernando Church		 Plaza 10 de Noviembre
Plaza 10 de Noviembre		 Cathedral Doors
Cathedral Doors
Photo taken the old fashioned way
Photo taken the old fashioned way		 Filming the negative
Filming the negative		 He's developing the photo inside the box
He's developing the photo inside the box		 The result
The result
<< A rooftop ...
<< A rooftop ...		 ... panorama ...
... panorama ...		 ... of the city ...
... of the city ...		 ... of Potosi >>
... of Potosi >>
Jackie on the roof of the theatre
Jackie on the roof of the theatre		 Cramped streets
Cramped streets		 Us and Cerro Rico
Us and Cerro Rico		 It's 4824m high
It's 4824m high
Ingenio San Marcos
Ingenio San Marcos		 Where they processed the ore
Where they processed the ore		 Streets of Potosi
Streets of Potosi		 Lots of little balconies
Lots of little balconies
Doors to San Augustin
Doors to San Augustin		 Doors to the Casa de la Moneda
Doors to the Casa de la Moneda		 The 1572 mint
The 1572 mint		 Bacchus (mask)
Bacchus (mask)
Metal presses
Metal presses		 Driven by mules
Driven by mules		 A complex safe
A complex safe		 Furnace room & pots for smelting
Furnace room & pots for smelting
Furnace
Furnace		 Tadanac from Canada(we have no idea what it is)
Tadanac from Canada
(we have no idea what it is)		 Steam driven machines
Steam driven machines		 Bolivian coins now minted in Canada
Bolivian coins now minted in Canada
Mummies in the museum
Mummies in the museum		 Curled up
Curled up		 Baby mummie
Baby mummie		 Huge armadillo shell
Huge armadillo shell
Our guide lighting a stick of dynamite
Our guide "lighting" a stick of dynamite		 Peter & our explosive purchases
Peter & our explosive purchases		 Jackie also has some 96% alcohol (they drink the stuff)
Jackie also has some 96% alcohol (they drink the stuff)		 Coca leaves
Coca leaves
Dynamite, ammonium nitrate, fuse & coca leaves
Dynamite, ammonium nitrate, fuse & coca leaves		 << A mountaintop ...
<< A mountaintop ...		 ... panorama ,,,
... panorama ,,,		 ... of Potosi >>
... of Potosi >>
The smelter
The smelter		 Jackie above the smelter
Jackie above the smelter		 At the entrance to the mine
At the entrance to the mine		 Trolley coming out
Trolley coming out
Old gun
Old gun		 Making an offering to El Tio (god of the underworld)
Making an offering to El Tio (god of the underworld)		 Jackie goes down another level
Jackie goes down another level		 Peter trying not to breathe in the deadly fumes
Peter trying not to breathe in the deadly fumes
Us
Us		 Dark, low tunnels
Dark, low tunnels		 Pipes of air, electricity etc
Pipes of air, electricity etc		 Mine face
Mine face
Peter looking for a job - not!
Peter looking for a job - not!		 Trolley of ore being hand pulled out
Trolley of ore being hand pulled out		 Door protecting a miner's area
Door protecting a miner's area		 Jackie peering down
Jackie peering down
A recent cave in
A recent cave in		 Miners fixing it, again by hand
Miners fixing it, again by hand		 Miner's house at the entrance
Miner's house at the entrance		 The guides prepare our dynamite
The guides prepare our dynamite
Lighting the fuse
Lighting the fuse		 It's lit, you mad woman
It's lit, you mad woman		 Will & lit dynamite
Will & lit dynamite
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sevres babylone04-Oct-2003 05:09
Thanks for posting these pictures. Brings back a lot of memories (I was in Bolivia in 2001).
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Alex 29-Sep-2003 20:03
The quality of the details of the church are amazing..crisp clear bright photos. I'm envious :) http://tunari.tripod.com
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