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RE: Trip Report Bolivia end of May-middle of June 2011
by mem_ceres 23 May 2012
If you cut PNNKM out from my trip you would likely make it to Potosí instead within the 20 days you have, I think.
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RE: Trip Report Bolivia end of May-middle of June 2011
by Threeshire 19 May 2012
Just to point out that arriving via Santa Cruz (500 m.a.s.l) will not in itself help with acclimatization if your next stop is La Paz…
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RE: Transport strike/protests
by Threeshire 10 May 2012
There are protests and blockades in and around both Potosí city and Sucre. Today I´m told all road access into and out of Sucre is block…
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RE: Transport strike/protests
by Threeshire 09 May 2012
Earlier today I posted this on the Transport Strike thread: "The transport strike is over and traffic in La Paz, for the moment, is norma…
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RE: Transport strike
by Threeshire 09 May 2012
The transport strike is over and traffic in La Paz, for the moment, is normal Things may become a little clearer by this evening, but…
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RE: bolivia visit from cuzco peru
by klaush 03 May 2012
You can do it all by bus. There are very frequent connections between Cuzco, Puno and La Paz (stopping anywhere you wish - there is…
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Re: Somali Pirates Hijack Bolivian-Flagged Ship
by Standanista 04 April 2012
+ Bolivia's reserves of uranium, around Potosí and in other areas, are negligible and would be too expensive to exploit.+ Not entirely…
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RE: Somali Pirates Hijack Bolivian-Flagged Ship
by klaush 04 April 2012
Bolivia's reserves of uranium, around Potosí and in other areas, are negligible and would be too expensive to exploit. My take is:…
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RE: Somali Pirates Hijack Bolivian-Flagged Ship
by jamesbrunker 30 March 2012
#12 Shares in the plantations in the Chaparé region would probably be more profitable than Cerro Rico theses days.........
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RE: Somali Pirates Hijack Bolivian-Flagged Ship
by Fieldgate 29 March 2012
Interesting news. Not only that the ship is "Bolivian registered". What kind of ransom money do the Solmalis expect from a country like…
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Re: German award for Bolivian eco-lodge
by Standanista 22 March 2012
+Evo – despite his now threadbare pretension to be the global champion of Mother Earth – continues on the same path as most earlier administ…
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Re: Mines in Potosí
by babulk 20 March 2012
This guy has posted an amazing blog about the mines. All the info is there. Also he has posts about literally everywhere in south america.…
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RE: Bolivia & SA....is sleeping bag really a must?!
by Peter_1972 17 March 2012
La Paz, Potosí and anywhere higher up will get cold at night. However, if you're not planning to sleep outdoors but just in hostels/hotels…
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Re: June/July in Bolivia - wolly socks or T-shirts?
by schesis 17 March 2012
If you're moving around the country at all, temperatures are extremely variable. Sucre is warm during the day at that time of year, but…
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Re: Getting from Villazon to La Paz by bus
by schesis 17 March 2012
The Sucre - Potosí - Oruro - La Paz road is probably the best in the country - not quite Argentine standard, but not problematic at all.…
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RE: Train from Villazon to Oruro
by Standanista 16 March 2012
The road's good to Tupiza, pretty much brand new, and only takes an hour and a bit in a trufi. After that your choices are a rougher…
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RE: Visiting Torotoro
by sikimira 07 March 2012
The buses for Torotoro leave at 6 am from Av. Barrientos esquina Republica every day but wednesday. It takes about 5 hours to get there…
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Re: 2 weeks trip to Bolivia starting in Mendoza/Argentina
by schesis 05 March 2012
If you don't mind a *really* bad road, you can get from Coroico (at the end of the Death Road) by bus to Rurrenabaque for a jungle tour,…
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RE: Visiting Torotoro
by Threeshire 01 March 2012
Apologies to "snafu2000" #1, but I disagree with some of that information. 1. From Potosí you would not need to go as far as Patacamaya;…
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RE: Bolivia-Warfarina_blood test for INR
by Standanista 06 February 2012
Hi Veronika. If you're starting in La Paz, you can contact one of the resources on this list, which are reliable: http://photos.state.go…
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RE: Bus schedule La Paz - Potosi and Potosi - Uyuni
by Standanista 29 January 2012
I'd follow tunabagel's advice and get the Trans Copacabana +tres filas+ service between La Paz and Potosí, it's by some way the best option…
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RE: Mines in Potosí
by Standanista 29 January 2012
The amount of dust in the air depends on whether they've recently been blasting. On our tour the air was relatively clear. It's dry,…
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RE: Mines in Potosí
by tunabagel 29 January 2012
it really depends on the company you go with as each company usually visits a different mine. Ive done it twice and first time the tunnels…
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RE: Mines in Potosí
by fowler9 29 January 2012
Each to there own I guess but was recently in Potosi and we decided we really didn´t fancy looking in the mines. Read somewhere that it…
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RE: Mines in Potosí
by rhythmbug 29 January 2012
That's quite a twisted take on the word morbid. There is a far bigger picture than merely narrow mine shafts when I apply that label.…
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