Bólivía

Loka

Einar Falur Ingólfsson

Bólivía

Kaupa Í körfu

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 the miner's store everything they need can be bought. Helmets, boots, sweaters, pipes, few types of dynamiteand alcohol. 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. Í verslun fyrir námumenn má fá kveikjuþræði, dýnamít, hjálma, stígvél og áfengi.

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