Bólivía

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Einar Falur Ingólfsson

Bólivía

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PHOTO COPYRIGHT: EINAR FALUR INGOLFSSON / MORGUNBLADID Potosi, Bolivia. The town lies beneath Mt. Cerro Rico in more than 4000 meters. There were some of the richest silver mines of all times. Under the Spainsh milions of slaves died there. Still poor local miners are searching in the mountain for minerals. In most of the mines are so narrow that wheel-barrows can not been used. This mines is digging out a vein near to the mine's opening and has started to move the day's work out. Said he has good silver-rocks. To the right is another miner's work. Potosí, Bólivía. Borgin í skugga fjalllsins Cerro Rico í rúmlega 4000 m hæð, þar sem voru einhverjar auðugustu silfurnámur allra tíma, arðrændar af Spænskum en undir þeirra stjórn dóu milljónir í námunum. Fjallið Cerro Rico er sundurgrafið af námum. Jarðvegi ekið í hjólbörum út úr námu.

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