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Description Year
Taken
Bolivia
Potosi
 Street with wooden balconies.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 The Church of San Lorenzo is very ornate.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 The ornate gateway carved by indigenous artesans.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 The church was built in the 16th century.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 Indigenous artisans carved the gateway.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 Spectacular stonework.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 The long interior.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Church of San Lorenzo
 The main altar.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Young boy.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Quiet street.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Two Potosi women.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 The railway station.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 The main platform.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 An old steam locomotive.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 Steam engine.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 Abandoned locomotive.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 Manual points.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Railway Station
 Old locomotive.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 The ocre coloured Convent of Santa Teresa.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 The carved front entrance of the Convent.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 The carved entrance portal.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 One of several courtyards inside the convent.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 The interior courtyards are highly decorated.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Brickwork in a courtyard.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 The garden.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Red flower.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Hand made clothes for church statues embroidered with silver and gold.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Statue dress, embroidered with silver and gold and made by hand.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Clothed statue of a nun.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Ceremonial clothes.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Ornate statue of a saint in the church.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Silver from the Potosi mines.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Metal inlaid bra worn by the nuns for self punishment.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Chains used for self-flagellation.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Locks made of steel.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Kitchen items.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Cooking pots.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Religious document.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 Painting with religious theme.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of Santa Teresa
 View over the convent.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 The Arch of Cobija.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 The Church of San Agustin has symbols of the Sun and Moon.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 Cerro Rico and the Convent of San Fransisco.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The Convent of San Fransisco.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 Detail of the decorated facade.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The bell tower.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The convent has several paintings by Holguin.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 Painting by Holguin.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 St Francis of Assissi.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The interior of the church.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The brick dome.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 Modern art.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 The twin domes of the convent.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 View of Potosi from the convent roof.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 View of the city centre.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Convent of San Fransisco
 View of the city.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Entrance to the central market.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 View over the market.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 A row of street tailors.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Mine entrances in Cerro Rico above the city.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
 Memorial for the miners of Potosi.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) overlooks Potosi. The hill is 4824m high and rich in silver.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Silver was descovered in 1544. Between 1545 and 1825 eight million African slaves and indigenous people died in the brutal conditions.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Mining settlement.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 The hill has its own market.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Mining supply shop selling tools and dynamite.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Mining traffic on Cerro Rico ("Rich Hill").
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 View of Potosi from the mines at 4300m.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Cerro Rico is still mined for metals like tin, zinc and lead.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 One of the 32 cooperatives operating on the hill that employ 5000 miners.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Miners at a cooperative that runs 17 mines with 200 miners.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 One of the minors' cooperatives.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Miners' huts.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Guides to the mines are former miners.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Catholic shrine at the top of the hill.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Miners prerparing Calcium Carbide lamps that produce flammable acetylene when water is added.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 A group of miners.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 Mine entrance.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miners collecting ore into sacks in a mine inside Cerro Rico but at 4300m above sea level.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Changing levels.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miners attending a derailed ore cart. The carts can hold up to four tonnes of ore
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Complejo is an ore containing zinc, silver and lead. It sells for $100 per tonne.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 An old shaft. Wooden beams in the mine are made from eucalyptus.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miners taking a rest. The mines are hot, humid, dusty and full of gas as well as being at high altitude.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miners chewing coca leaves which numb their hunger and thirst as they work a ten hour shift.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miner in a waterlogged tunnel.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Working on an ore face.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 Miners with their equipment.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 A miner with helmet torch.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
The Mine
 El Tio ("uncle") represents the devil. Miners believe he is the owner of the material they take from the mines and make him offerings of things like cigarettes.
1994
Bolivia
Potosi
Cerro Rico
 View from the hill.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Tarapaya is a region of colourful rock formations.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Tarapaya is at 3300m.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 The region is famous for its volcanic hot springs.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Boiling spring.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Folded rock, a testament to the forces that shaped the landscape.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Barren mountains.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Old mine entrance.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Fertile plain with springs.
1994
Bolivia
Tarapaya
 Fertile valley.
1994

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