Discovering Potosi, Bolivia | The Shocking Story of Riches to Rags | Indian Travel Couple
After exploring Sucre, it was time to travel to Potosi, around 150 km from Sucre.
In this video, we talk about the history of the city of silver (ciudad de la plata), Potosi.
Cerro Rico or the Rich Mountain, that towers over the city of Potosi was home to silver mines discovered in the 16th Century. After the discovery, the amount of silver created immense wealth for the Spanish Empire at that time.
However, the working conditions in the mines of Cerro Rico resulted in millions of deaths of mine workers. The reason, why Cerro Rico in Quechua is also called 'The Mountain that Eats Men'.
The silver made the Empire wealthy, however, it did not improve the lives of the workers and natives. By the time, Bolivia gained independence, the silver was mostly gone. Many workers still work today in the mines in the hopes of what is left and other minerals.
We did not take the silver mine tour, the most popular activity of Potosi, as we were not comfortable with it. But we explored the city on our own and walked along its alleys. The architecture, and the buildings close to the Centro show the wealth that the city must have once produced.
The Potosi Cathedral, Casa de la Moneda or the Royal Mint, several other Cathedrals, the Obelisk of Potosi are some of the remarkable places to see in the city.
We also tried the local food like Salteñas and Kalapukara, a soup served with an actual volcanic rock.
Potosi, for the combination of this fascinating story, food and architecture became more than just a stopover on our way to Uyuni, our next destination.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Reaching Potosi from Sucre
01:30 The Story of Silver Mining in Potosi & Cerro Rico
04:02 Exploring the Potosi Cathedral and Town
06:25 The Royal Mint or Casa de la Moneda
07:05 Food of Potosi - Kalapurka, Salteñas & more
08:53 Short Note on the Silver Mines of Potosi
09:15 Leaving Potosi for Uyuni
Things to do in Potosi, Bolivia
Bolivia Travel Vlog
Bolivia Travel Itinerary
Traveling on Indian Passports
Indian Travelers in South America
Indian Backpackers in South America
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So interesting, love it❤
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Thank you, glad that you liked it!
nice more food vlogs plz
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Sure, food is part of exploring. We will keep adding our experiences with food!
South America has quite a few beautiful places, great work exploring there. Indian knowledge about South America is fairly low except that there is violence and drugs problem. Also know that Colombia has quite a few Russians as communism did get a foothold there and also Germans have a presence in Argentina.
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Indeed, South America is beautiful! Agree that Indians have limited knowledge about South America and Latin America at large. Many times the not-so-great things get highlighted more than the nice things. We hope to spread that knowledge as we make more videos of Latin America. We got to know about some parts of the politics during our visits to Colombia and Argentina. Our Bolivia series will continue, followed by Chile, Argentina, Brasil and more. Keep Watching :-)
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and for your views.
So often I have been to Potosí... have you noticed? On the stones of the façades of the churches there are many details carved in them. That style is called barroco mestizo. The people working that stones were indigenous people who carved many of our Wak'as (Devas) into the rock in those intricate sculptures and designs, in that way those churches also became in a way a place of worship of that which was and is sacred to us..... Have a nice time in Uyuni. 🙏🏽
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Hi! How are you? 😊 Thanks for watching our Potosi video. Yes, it was wonderful to observe and learn from our guide about Barroco Mestizo style. We also observed this in La Paz. We appreciate how you always share such insights that help us develop deeper understanding of Bolivia history and culture 🙏🏽 Yes, we enjoyed in Uyuni. It was part of our 5 month long travel through South America. Now we are back in Costa Rica and investing time in crafting these video stories about the wonderful countries that we visited. Hope you also enjoy watching the upcoming videos. Saludos.
@michimacho73
3 ай бұрын
@@ParadiseCatchers Namaskaram 🙏🏽, greetings from Bengaluru. Today I did my Sarpa Seva at the Isha Yoga Centre in Chikkaballapur. It was so intense, I was in front of the Chakana with all those Sarpas making the seva... It was the yogic union between the Andean world and Bharat ... I am so happy to be here. Hope to soon see more videos from you. Best wishes and good vibes ... 🙏🏽🐍
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
Namaskara. Nice to know that you are back and experiencing the activities. Interestingly, we lived in Bengaluru for many years. Enjoy your time in our country! Best wishes :-)
@michimacho73
3 ай бұрын
@@ParadiseCatchers Life is so amazing... You experiencing Bolivia, me experiencing Bharat, and we can share our experiences through this way of communication....
@ParadiseCatchers
3 ай бұрын
@@michimacho73 Absolutamente! This is exactly what we both were talking about this morning ☺️ P.S: It’s interesting how you often refer to India by the native name Bharat 😊