The city of Potosi was founded by the Spaniards in the 1500s and thousands of tons of silver was found here back in the days. They found so much silver in one mountain that it was referred to as “Cerro Rico,” or “rich hill.” In the late 1600s, Potosi became one of the largest and richest cities in the world.
However, after the 1800s, not much silver was found, but it’s still mined to this …
I spent 27 days in the beautiful city of Sucre. This is the longest I’ve ever stayed in the same city so far in in more than 7 months of traveling through Latin America. I started to develop a routine and felt like I was actually living there.
The temperate climate was one of the main reasons I liked this city so much. In my 27 days there, I think it only rained once or …
I meant to publish this post right before I started my RTW trip, but gotten lazy and been putting it off. On the other hand, since I've been on the road for a while now (over 6 months), I can give you additional information about how they performed and how much I've used them :).
They say your backpack is your home when traveling, so I gave it a lot of thoughts when choosing …
My New Year’s resolution for the last I don’t know many years was to lose 10 pounds. I was a bit overweight at 195lbs as I’m only about 5’10” tall. I wish I could say all that weight was due to all the muscles I have.
I’ve been traveling in Latin America for about 6.5 months now. About two months ago I sent some pictures to my mom and my sister and they both mentioned …
As far as I know, other than Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname, Bolivia is the only other country in South America that requires a paid tourist visa for U.S. passport holders to enter the country (source). Apparently, from what I read, Bolivia made this requirement because the U.S. charges a fee for Bolivians to enter the U.S., which the U.S. pretty much does to most countries.
The visa costs a whopping $135! Very …