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Country	Region	City Town	District	Site OR Event	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