Wednesday 20 July 2011

potosi


(1) Sophie, ready for the mines! (2)Miners, JOse, left, is 13 years old (3)With Tio, the devil worshipped in the mines (4) Cerro Rico, a mine that has claimed 8,000,000 lives (5) Miners depositing the mineral rich rock outside the mine. For each of the carts they share 20 bolivianos, about $3. In a day they make about $15.

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