Potosi | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:00:05 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg Potosi | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 The Silver Mine and Colonial City that Funded an Empire – Potosi, Bolivia http://joe.in/the-silver-mine-and-colonial-city-that-funded-an-empire-potosi-bolivia/ http://joe.in/the-silver-mine-and-colonial-city-that-funded-an-empire-potosi-bolivia/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 01:55:36 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4302 In late March I arrived to Potosi from Sucre. Founded in 1545, Potosi, Bolivia is famous for its world heritage listed colonial city centre and its mine. The silver production from Potosi’s mine was so prolific that it financed a … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/the-silver-mine-and-colonial-city-that-funded-an-empire-potosi-bolivia/feed/ 1 Travelling from Sucre to Potosi, Bolivia by Taxi, Train, Minibus, Foot and Bus http://joe.in/travelling-from-sucre-to-potosi-bolivia-by-taxi-train-minibus-foot-and-bus/ http://joe.in/travelling-from-sucre-to-potosi-bolivia-by-taxi-train-minibus-foot-and-bus/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:03:15 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4279 From Sucre in late March I wanted to visit Potosi, home of the silver mine that financed an empire. My original plan was to take the ‘train’. The train between Sucre and Potosi more closely resembled a bus-on-tracks. People asked … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/travelling-from-sucre-to-potosi-bolivia-by-taxi-train-minibus-foot-and-bus/feed/ 2 Bolivia’s Constitutional Referendum, 21 February 2016 and the Evo Morales Personality Cult http://joe.in/bolivias-constitutional-referendum-21-february-2016-and-the-evo-morales-personality-cult/ http://joe.in/bolivias-constitutional-referendum-21-february-2016-and-the-evo-morales-personality-cult/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:26:09 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=4187 On Sunday the 21st of February, Bolivia held a constitutional referendum. The referendum determined if the 2009 constitution should be modified to allow the president and vice president to serve third terms. President Evo Morales, after winning the 2015 election, … Continue reading →

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