Potosi

An early morning walk brought us to the outdoor market for some fresh fruit and then we were first in line at the saltenas shop - a juicy, sweet-doughed, empanada-like snack. Today’s destination is Potosi, the highest elevation city in the world -4060 meters, where 60 % of the worlds silver was mined at Rich Mountain. It was a picturesque little town and we enjoyed the view from the top of the monastery. The mine still operates but mostly for minerals as most of the silver has already been extracted. We ate lava soup for lunch today and it was still erupting when it was brought to our table.Read more