‘The Mountain that Eats Men.’ This Bolivian town is the only place in the world where you can legally buy dynamite
For $2 a go, tourists can purchase sticks of dynamite and experience them exploding in the “nightmarish” subterranean world created by silver miners in Potosí, one of the world’s highest cities.
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Potosí: The City Built on Silver and Dynamite
Potosí, a city in the Bolivian Andes, was once one of the wealthiest cities in the world. Today, it grapples with the consequences of centuries of mining while offering tourists a unique glimpse into ...
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Inside the small town that's the only place in the world where tourists can legally purchase dynamite
The region is famous for its silver mines, and is the only place in the world where you are legally allowed to buy dynamite - ...
The little town that's the only place in world where you can legally buy dynamite
A little town in South America famous for its silver mines is the only place in the world where you are legally allowed to ...
"Mountain That Eats Men": In This Town, You Can Legally Buy Dynamite
Much of the mining takes place in the nearby red "Cerro Rico" (literally, "Rich Mountain" in English), which was given its ...
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‘The Mountain that Eats Men.’ This Bolivian town is the only place in the world where you can legally buy dynamite
“For the miners, the most essential thing is dynamite,” says Jhonny Condori, a Potosí mine tour guide. “If you don’t know how to handle it, it’s dangerous.” But for experienced ...