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We felt the thin air, going up the stairs can be a little challenging, an occasional morning headache but over all the altitude is not as bad as we had anticipated. It's chilly but the sun is warm. We tour the little town and the mint house that tell you all about the history of this land. Silver, colonization, slavery, greed and the decadence of empires.
Next day we are not sure about visiting the mine and in the afternoon we decide to go with a very fun group and our miner guide Pedro. It is really a lifetime experience, as Matthias put it (considering his already long life), we walk 3 km in the tunnel, saw Tio the protector of the underworld, and the miners of course. It is a Friday afternoon at the end of a long week of work, the miners hang out, for their happy hour in the mine with coca leaves, strong alcohol and good companionship. The most incredible that they don't feel the need to get out !!!! They serve alcohol also to their little Tio.
We felt the thin air, going up the stairs can be a little challenging, an occasional morning headache but over all the altitude is not as bad as we had anticipated. It's chilly but the sun is warm. We tour the little town and the mint house that tell you all about the history of this land. Silver, colonization, slavery, greed and the decadence of empires.
Next day we are not sure about visiting the mine and in the afternoon we decide to go with a very fun group and our miner guide Pedro. It is really a lifetime experience, as Matthias put it (considering his already long life), we walk 3 km in the tunnel, saw Tio the protector of the underworld, and the miners of course. It is a Friday afternoon at the end of a long week of work, the miners hang out, for their happy hour in the mine with coca leaves, strong alcohol and good companionship. The most incredible that they don't feel the need to get out !!!! They serve alcohol also to their little Tio.
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