We left Potosí Saturday morning, Feb 12. It was a bit of a rainy morning. In just a few hours we had dropped over 5000 feet: Ray's altimeter read in at 7855 feet. The scenery was ever changing as we dropped lower and lower in elevation. We stopped at Puente Méndez along the coffee colored Pilcomayo River to stretch our legs and admired an old suspension bridge.

After our mid-morning stretch, we climbed back on the bus and made our way to Glorieta Mansion. This castle-like home was built in the 1890's by a ... (more)