Potosi

(Right outside of the bus terminal, after arriving on an overnight sleeper from Cochabamba at 6:30 in the morning.)




(Café Cultural, the peaceful and sunny spot where I had breakfast.)


(Main plaza that holds the Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the Casa de Moneda.)






(Cathedral, under repair and sadly closed to the public.)




(Wandering around the city.)






(Iglesia de la Merced.)



(View from the top of the Iglesia.)








(The mountain Cerro Rico is in the distance, which contains the still operational mines.)


(Intricate façade of an observatory tower.)




(Inside of a random building.)


(Convento Santa Teresa.)


(Altar inside the convent.)








(View of the mountain Cerro Rico.)


(Famous building Arcos de Cobija.)


(Street festival in front of the Casa de Moneda.)







(Interior of the Casa de Moneda.)




(The walls are apparently 3 feet thick.)


(Giant cogs used to shape and polish silver bars.)






(The room where they refined the silver and melted it in giant ovens. The ceiling is black from soot.)




(Statue in the Miner’s square.)




(Iglesia Jerusalem.)

(Koala Den, my hotel.)




(The daughter of the owner…adorable.)


(Calle Quijarro and the Pasaje de las Siete Vueltas, an area near my hotel famed for its narrow colonial streets.)