Today we're in Bolivia and going inside one the worlds most dangerous silver mines, Cerro Rico in Potosi. Truth is, we almost avoided this all together... This is the 15-Day South America tour we did: geni.us/RU5A5ft ⬇ See below for more details and recommendations ⬇
Welcome back to Bolivia, this is a travel vlog we almost didn't film, but we're glad we did. In this video we're going inside one the worlds most notoriously dangerous silver mines, Cerro Rico in Potosi Bolivia.
The number one thing to to in Potosi is the silver mine tour, truth is it's not really a very touristy town right now, so the mine remains a bit of a selling point and a fascination. The town is growing though and there's some amazing restaurants, some cool bars and cafes developing.
In terms of the mine itself, Cerro Rico is a legendary mountain steeped in history and tragedy. Known as the "Rich Mountain," it was once the world's largest silver deposit and fuelled the Spanish Empire's wealth in the colonial era. Sadly though, its wealth came at a tremendous human cost, as thousands of indigenous labourers endured perilous conditions and exploitation in the mines.
These South America travels were filmed in October 2023, an amazing time of year to visit. We spent a month exploring Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile and these travel vlogs are to share our experience of the first time touching the continent... safe to say we loved it! Over that time we took 2 different tours with G Adventures and that saved our ass in more ways than one - stress free, safer, all the travel advice we needed, transport pre-arranged and an epic group of people to travel with. If you plan on travelling South America (or anywhere else in the world actually!) take a look here: geni.us/fzR3R Also, consider using some of our links and recommendations from the below to support the channel. Thanks!
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