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Pro
Can view art and architecture from a colonial past
Con
High altitude and steep streets
In a nutshell
VIVA MI POTOSI...Defintely i`ll be back!!!!
lotharlerch Says: Many of the streets in Potosí are quite steep. When you are strolling along them be aware that you are at more than 4000 meters above sea level. If you are not sufficiently adapted to the high altitude you may experience interesting effects or even a collapse.
lotharlerch Says: Wherever I am traveling I try to see the one or other market. The markets here cover - as everywhere - the needs for food of the locals but here exist some specific needs. To chew coca is very common here and has traditions reading back millennia into the past. On the second...
boltonian Says: First choose your tour company. There are many companies and many mines.I can tell you about the one I chose, based on what i had been told.Koala Tours right by the cathedral charged $10 for the tour. Tours leave at 8.30am and 2.30pm and last about 4-5 hours.The group are...
Convento de - Santa Teresa - Convent
elpariente Says: Construido en 1761, guarda una bella colección de cuadros y objetos religiosos procedentes de las dotes de las 21 monjas de clausura , de la nobleza de Potosí , que vivían en el conventoBuilt on 1761 , it has a very beautiful collection of paintings and religious objects...
elpariente Says: Es la primera iglesia que se edificó en Potosí En su interior muestra una exposición de cuadros de la colonia , entre ellos uno de Melchor Perez HolguínDesde sus terrazas hay una buena vista del Cerro RicoThe first church built in Potosí .Inside is an important paintings...
Templo de - San Lorenzo - Temple
elpariente Says: La Iglesia de San Lorenzo tiene una portada labrada con las más representativas imágenes del arte mestizo y es el ejemplo más significativo de la arquitectura americana .Incluye deidades indígenas , como el sol, la luna y las estrellas, junto a los símbolos del cristianismo....
La Casa de la Moneda Mascarón/ Mask
elpariente Says: Siempre hubo discusiones sobre cuál era el significado del Mascarón que hay en la Casa de la Moneda. Hoy en día se sigue sin tener una respuesta clara y se manejan las siguientes opciones : Dios Baco , Dios de los Indígenas , Caricatura de Presidente , Caricatura del...
elpariente Says: Debido a la gran extracción de plata del Cerro Rico , el crecimiento de la población y la expansión del comercio el virrey Francisco de Toledo decide construir la Primera Casa de la Moneda La visita es muy interesante , pues se puede ver una gran exposición de cuadros , de...
Sumaj Orcko: Try to eat Llamaýs meat
marcelo15 Says: You know when you are outside of your country you always want to try different food or something. so this restaurant offers you that. their especiality is llama?s meat. so i really recommend you to try it. Recently after doing some studies, the doctor tell that is better to...
Potosí - Uyuni Viaje duro/Hard trip
elpariente Says: El viaje a Uyuni se hace en autobús por una carretera de tierra , con una parada para comer , y se tardan 7 horas . Hay dos compañías de autobuses , nosotros fuimos con una que se llama Diana y tampoco hay muchas más alternativas para hacer este viajeEl precio son 5$The...
Buses to many important cities in Bolivia
lotharlerch Says: Most buses go from the bus terminal which is on the way to the railway station. Bus transport in Bolivia is cheap but do not expect as nice buses as in Chile or Argentina.I can not say whether there are still trains operating from Potosí.In the bus terminal beware of...
Visita a las minas/Mines visit Altares/altars
elpariente Says: Antes de entrar a la parte de la mina donde está el Tío , pasas por una especie de altares donde guardan a sus "dioses menores" y los recuerdos de la minaefore going to the mine area where is the "Tío" , you pass an area where are some kind of altars to keep their "minor...
Visita a las minas/Mines visit Altares/altars
elpariente Says: Antes de entrar a la parte de la mina donde está el Tío , pasas por una especie de altares donde guardan a sus "dioses menores" y los recuerdos de la minaefore going to the mine area where is the "Tío" , you pass an area where are some kind of altars to keep their "minor...
Visita a las minas/Mines visit El Tío/The Uncle
elpariente Says: Dentro de la mina los mineros tienen un lugar muy especial para el Tío , que es una representación del demonio o deidad poseedora de las minas a quien se reza para sacar el metal de sus entrañas , a la que respetan y los viernes por la tarde a parte de hacerle ofrendas de...
Visita a las minas/Mines visiting 5
elpariente Says: Durante y después de la visita les dimos la coca y los refrescos a los mineros que no coincidimos con ellos en la mina , como a D. JuliánDuring and after the visit we gave the coca and the drinks to the miners that we did not meet in the mine , like Don Julián
boltonian Says: You have take take note of the danger that exists.Cave in..... Not common, but cave in can happen and will kill you.Air......The air is thick with dust and poison. Wear a mask and stay calmRails......Carts full of minerals whizz around the mine. Stay alert and move aside...
lotharlerch Says: When visiting the mines be aware that the normal acclimatization to the thin air at more than 4000 meters above sea level does not mean that it is also good for a visit of the interior of Cerro Rico. As a normally tall tourist you can seldom walk or stand upright in the...
rafgys Says: Unless you are an experienced traveller... think twice before taking buses along the southern highways. They are all very old buses, most of the time without service on-board and the distances seem to be endless though extremely crappy unpaved routes!But... if you like...
rafgys Says: Potosi is one of the highest cities in the World... it's about 4.200 meters above the sea level, which is a lot! Even though I didn't have major problems because of the lack of oxygen... walking around is tough. Don't even try to play soccer with the locals!If you've never...
marcelo15 Says: As the colonial streets, the churches are very beautiful. You know when the Spanish arrive in America they also bring the Religion.So, they built plenty of good churches around the city.Como las calles coloniales, las iglesias son tambien muy bonitas. Ustedes saben cuando...
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