We caught our bus to Potosi this morning. The bus was fine, but it was a step down from
the Chilean bus system. This was to be
expected however considering the price that we paid! We started our drive to
Potosi and the first 45 minutes of the journey was on gravel road. I thought we were in for a long trip but then
we arrived at some sealed road, and it was like this for the rest of the trip. Also during the trip the bus driver had
Bolivian music playing the whole way. It
is terrible music. Ann and I got out our
Ipods and we were spared from a torturous trip.
When we arrived in Potosi, we got a taxi to our
hostel. The taxi cost B10 (NZ$2). Taxi drivers are not allowed to charge more
than B5 per person when the ride is within the city limits. We got a twin room
at the hostel for B120 per night (about NZ$23).
Once settled in we went for a walk around the city. During our walk we bumped into a guy who was
on our 4x4 tour. He told us the way to
the city. During our afternoon in the
city we went through the markets and also booked a tour to the mines for the
next day (B100 each, NZ$17.70). Potosi
is a mining city which relies on the silver it produces from the mines. Potosi is also the highest city in the world
at about 4,000 metres above sea level.
There was hardly anything else opened since it was Good Friday, so Ann
and I went to a small shop and got bread and soup for dinner. No meat because of Good Friday.Potosi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potos%C3%AD
Hostel, Koala Den - http://www.hostelz.com/hostel/38925-Koala-Den
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