| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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Street with wooden balconies.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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The Church of San Lorenzo is very ornate.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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The ornate gateway carved by indigenous artesans.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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The church was built in the 16th century.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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Indigenous artisans carved the gateway.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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Spectacular stonework.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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The long interior.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Church of San Lorenzo
|
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The main altar.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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Young boy.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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Quiet street.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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Two Potosi women.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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The railway station.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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The main platform.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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An old steam locomotive.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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Steam engine.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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Abandoned locomotive.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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Manual points.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Railway Station
|
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Old locomotive.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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The ocre coloured Convent of Santa Teresa.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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The carved front entrance of the Convent.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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The carved entrance portal.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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One of several courtyards inside the convent.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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The interior courtyards are highly decorated.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Brickwork in a courtyard.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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The garden.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Red flower.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Hand made clothes for church statues embroidered with silver and gold.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Statue dress, embroidered with silver and gold and made by hand.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Clothed statue of a nun.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Ceremonial clothes.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Ornate statue of a saint in the church.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Silver from the Potosi mines.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Metal inlaid bra worn by the nuns for self punishment.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Chains used for self-flagellation.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Locks made of steel.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Kitchen items.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Cooking pots.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Religious document.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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Painting with religious theme.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of Santa Teresa
|
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View over the convent.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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The Arch of Cobija.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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The Church of San Agustin has symbols of the Sun and Moon.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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Cerro Rico and the Convent of San Fransisco.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The Convent of San Fransisco.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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Detail of the decorated facade.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The bell tower.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The convent has several paintings by Holguin.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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Painting by Holguin.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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St Francis of Assissi.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The interior of the church.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The brick dome.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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Modern art.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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The twin domes of the convent.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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View of Potosi from the convent roof.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
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View of the city centre.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
Site / Event : Convent of San Fransisco
|
 |
View of the city.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
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Entrance to the central market.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
 |
View over the market.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
 |
A row of street tailors.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
 |
Mine entrances in Cerro Rico above the city.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
|
 |
Memorial for the miners of Potosi.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
Cerro Rico (Rich Hill) overlooks Potosi. The hill is 4824m high and rich in silver.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Silver was descovered in 1544. Between 1545 and 1825 eight million African slaves and indigenous people died in the brutal conditions.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
Mining settlement.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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The hill has its own market.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Mining supply shop selling tools and dynamite.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Mining traffic on Cerro Rico ("Rich Hill").
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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View of Potosi from the mines at 4300m.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Cerro Rico is still mined for metals like tin, zinc and lead.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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One of the 32 cooperatives operating on the hill that employ 5000 miners.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Miners at a cooperative that runs 17 mines with 200 miners.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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One of the minors' cooperatives.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
Miners' huts.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Guides to the mines are former miners.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
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Catholic shrine at the top of the hill.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
Miners prerparing Calcium Carbide lamps that produce flammable acetylene when water is added.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
A group of miners.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
Mine entrance.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
 |
Miners collecting ore into sacks in a mine inside Cerro Rico but at 4300m above sea level.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Changing levels.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Miners attending a derailed ore cart. The carts can hold up to four tonnes of ore
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Complejo is an ore containing zinc, silver and lead. It sells for $100 per tonne.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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An old shaft. Wooden beams in the mine are made from eucalyptus.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Miners taking a rest. The mines are hot, humid, dusty and full of gas as well as being at high altitude.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Miners chewing coca leaves which numb their hunger and thirst as they work a ten hour shift.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Miner in a waterlogged tunnel.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Working on an ore face.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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Miners with their equipment.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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A miner with helmet torch.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
Site / Event : The Mine
|
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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 |
City / Town : Potosi
District : Cerro Rico
|
 |
View from the hill.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
Tarapaya is a region of colourful rock formations.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
Tarapaya is at 3300m.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
The region is famous for its volcanic hot springs.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
Boiling spring.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
Folded rock, a testament to the forces that shaped the landscape.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
 |
Barren mountains.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
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Old mine entrance.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
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Fertile plain with springs.
|
1994 |
| Bolivia |
Region : Tarapaya
|
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Fertile valley.
|
1994 |
were added from 1 February 2025.