Move to Potosi.
I am moving to Potosi, which is famous for its silver mines.
This city also has a good atmosphere.
The rainy season ended in the first half of this week, so it is sunny and bright. The weather forecast is also sunny.
Tomorrow, I will go on a silver mine tour.
This city also has a good atmosphere.
The rainy season ended in the first half of this week, so it is sunny and bright. The weather forecast is also sunny.
Tomorrow, I will go on a silver mine tour.
National Mint House, National Mint of Bolivia, Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
The notorious mint bureau.
Tango-like dancing in the town of Potosi.
It sounds like tango, but it also has a feeling of folk music and folk dance. Wow, that's interesting.
I went outside for lunch and a change of pace, and there was a small event happening in the square.
A parade I saw in the city. I don't know what it was commemorating.
The color of the sunset is a color I rarely see.
It's a sunset that seems to be a mixture of sweat, mud, and blood that flowed in this land.
■Future Plans
When I checked the Google Maps aerial photos for the road from Uyuni heading north, it seems that about 120km of it is unpaved.
Even so, it seems that quite a bit of the road has been paved. 10 years ago, the road between Potosi and Uyuni was also unpaved, so it seems that it will be paved within the next 10 years.
Well, what should I do?
Since I don't have any particular preferences, I think I'll probably take the detour via Potosi. I'm okay with dirt roads in Chile or Argentina, but I don't like dirt roads in Bolivia.
P.S. When I went there, it turned out that the entire road was paved. Bolivia is developing.
Here in Potosi, it's been sunny every day, and the weather forecast for Uyuni is also sunny.
I was worried about the weather in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, which I will be passing through on my way north, but it seems that it's also been sunny. This means that almost the entire country of Bolivia is entering the dry season. Just a week or two ago, it was showing rain, so it's quite a sudden change to the dry season.
The mountainous region of Peru, which is further ahead, is also mostly showing sunny days, so I'm hoping that it will be in the dry season when I enter Peru.
Therefore, it seems that I won't need to wait for the end of the rainy season here, and I should be able to move at a normal pace.
■Future Schedule
4/26 (Tomorrow) Move to Uyuni
4/27- Participate in a 2-night, 3-day tour in Uyuni
5/1 Head north via Potosi to Oruro
5/3 Oruro
5/5 Around La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, Tiahuanaco ruins
5/7-10 Around Copacabana
5/10 Around? Enter Peru, Puno
5/15 Around? Peru, Cusco
5/20 Around? Machu Picchu
5/25 Around? Lima
6/1 Around? Easter Island
6/10 Around? Depart from Lima
6/15 Around? Enter Ecuador
6/20 Around? 3-day Amazon tour in Ecuador
7/1 Around? Enter Colombia
7/4 Around? Dispose of the motorcycle
7/6 Depart from Colombia to Alaska (ticket obtained)
Looking at this schedule, it seems that I won't have 10 days to visit Angel Falls in Venezuela, but I wonder what I should do. It depends on how quickly I'm moving. Since Venezuela is close to Central America, I could come back later with other countries in the Caribbean. I've already skipped Central America this time.
By the way, the tour I'm taking tomorrow is supposed to be very harsh, with a lot of crawling and forward movement, and also with a high risk of toxic gas exposure. It might be an exaggeration, but I'm buying a gas mask for self-defense.
If I'm crawling around and get attacked by toxic gas, it would be terrible.
It costs 65 Bolivianos, which is about 1,000 yen, but it's not worth sacrificing my health.
It's half the price without a valve, but the air in the mines seems to be thin, so I chose the one with a valve.
Actually, the tour costs only 100 Bolivianos, so the mask is quite expensive (laugh).
According to other blogs, there are many people who feel sick and drop out halfway, so I think it's good to be prepared like this.
Silver mine tour.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
As rumored, it is quite harsh, but perhaps this level of difficulty is just right.
It is still manual mining.
The stairs are small and narrow, and there are slippery spots. It is truly a real, still-in-use mine.
Today was Saturday, so the trolley was not running, but on weekdays, you need to stick to the walls to avoid the trolley. Hmm.
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