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I hadn't actually planned to visit Potosi during my trip to Bolivia. Arriving in the city from Uyuni, Potosi provided the perfect place to stopover before heading on to <a href="/bolivia/holidays/places/2488-sucre/">Sucre</a>. Having arrived there late in the day, I was approached by Eliane, a woman selling city tours. I made a fairly noncommittal agreement to meet her the next day at the youth hostel where I was staying. She turned up the very next morning and suggested a visit to the mines. I accepted her offer and agreed to do the tour the same day then set off for Sucre in the evening. My husband Carlos, a former miner, actually served as my guide. Fitted out like miners, we made a stop first at a mining equipment shop. There I purchased offerings for El Tio, the god of the mines, and something for the miners themselves. Carlos spent three hours explaining the life of a miner to me and the the working relationship they build with the llamas. I came across several miners busy at work, heard dynamite explosions, felt the power of the silence of the mines (a minute of silence in complete darkness is quite a freaky experience!), and tried to get a sense and understanding of the spirit of the mountain. The tour was an amazing experience.

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