Saturday, February 26, 2011

Best Tripod For The Money

' and Sucre , 19-22feb




Potos i ', 19-20feb
More than 4100 meters above sea level, and 'the city' more 'top of the world famous not only for this, but because' the mountain that overlooks it, was discovered in 1550 the most 'large deposit of silver in the world, in the seventeenth century the city 'had the same people of Madrid and was the most' rich South America, full of churches and colonial buildings.
Then for the silver, and start 'a slow but steady decline even if the mountain towering over it, then call from Cerro Rico (rich mountain), with all the other minerals that are mined there is still much feeds part of the population ..


Return to us: we get two in the morning, after six hours by bus, leaving us in the street, not even the shadow of the terminal, only illegal taxis and even if we were recommended not to take, we saw the danger and that 'the only way to arrive at the Hostal, and in fact todo bien, safe and sound we play, we finally open up and lullaby.
The next morning we find that the slopes of Cerro Rico, where there is 'the neighborhood of the miners, there is' a kind of pre-Carnival: come from all countries in the area, each group with its own band, all with gorgeous costumes, and follow each other in frenzied dancing, thanks to coca leaves and the whiskey ...
reach the start of the trail and spent the morning in the sun and under the water, watching this show where men and women of all ages' and dance bands all playing the same music, and after a while 'and' as if you have ever known.
As we witness the parade from all parts of rushing water balloons and passers you spray the foam, contour, and 'a series of food stalls where they prepare all sellers of one-liter bottles of foam or beer or pork leg ...


Cerro Rico










not chewing gum ....

.. and even their ...



A bit 'from the heights tested and the mess begin to come down to visit the country and we find it really beautiful: leafy plazas, colonial buildings, churches, houses with wooden balconies and Bowindo, each street dedicated to a different business .... really quite nice, although the neglect of many buildings denotes the state of Bolivian banks ...








carina l'idea ...

il ns. hostal

The next morning we find the Romans met in Uyuni and together we look at the Moneda Palace, which dates back to 1600 the mint where the Spaniards minted coins for the whole of South America and visit the 'very interesting, there are still presses of the time (driven by indigenous and mules ....) and a lovely art gallery with paintings by the best painters of the time.
courtyard of La Moneda

the original press

foundry

we find ourselves in leaving the party now takes place in the main square and, after dodging balloons today and foam, and the Roman salute vamos a tomar por el bus ..


...... Sucre, 20-22feb
capital Bolivia from its independence until the beginning of 900 (but formally and 'today), called Ciudad Blanca with the obligation to clean up the facades once a year, UNESCO-protected old town.
Many churches (although almost all closed!), Restored colonial buildings, many universities' and so many young people, and the large main square overlooked by all the major palaces and the cathedral, in the middle of beautiful gardens with fountains and many pigeons ...
More 'neat and clean of Potosi', and certainly a city 'livable thanks to its temperate climate all year round because it' s "only" 2500 meters.







Visit cretaceous park a structure that kitsch pero 'faces on a wall of rock where a few years ago were discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints and to follow walk to central market, with the Comedor Popular almuerzo well for 1 euro a foreman.

vertical ones are larger in the footsteps ... to see them!







Again the weather and 'the best, but when we go to a mirador where you can admire the whole city' the sun finally peeps.
Time flies, tonight we expect the bus to La Paz .

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