Potosi is somewhere in between La Paz and Sucre - not as chaotic or packed as La Paz, but not quite as elegant Sucre. Potosi sits at 4070m above sea level and apparently is the highest city of its size on earth and is a UNESCO heritage site in recognition of its tragic history of silver mining during the time of Spanish colonization. Potosi is where a great deal of silver was mined and shipped back to Spain until the early 1800's.

The working conditions for miners back then were extremely appaling and many of the indigenous ... (more)