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Potosí: Guided tour of the Cerro Rico Mine

By Inspires Viagens
Free cancellation available
Price is P 2,779 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover how the local population works inside the Mine
  • Have an experiential coexistence with the miners
  • Observe the different working methods with the necessary equipment

Activity location

    • Potosí
    • Potosí, Potosi Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Villa Imperial de Potosí, Bolivia
    • Potosi, Potosi Department, Bolivia

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    INCLUDES
  • Inclusions
    Specialized bilingual guide. (English - Spanish)
  • Inclusions
    Transportation.
  • Inclusions
    Tickets.
  • Inclusions
    Necessary equipment for the visit to the mine (helmet, boots, pants, jacket and lamp).
  • Exclusions
    NOT INCLUDED
  • Exclusions
    Gifts for miners - Soft drinks or cigarettes
  • Exclusions
    Drinks
  • Exclusions
    Snacks

What you can expect

  • ITINERARY:
    After being picked up at the agreed point in the city center and before arriving at “Cerro Rico”, make a short stop at the Mining Market, the most attractive in the area. You will have free time to buy dynamite, alcohol and coca leaves as gifts for the miners you will visit inside the mine.

    The mines visited are located at the base of the historic Cerro Rico de Potosí. Inside, you can appreciate the miners' work system that has not undergone major changes after so much time of exploitation.

    Walking through the different galleries and interior levels of the mines, visitors can see some places where the miners built statues representing their gods such as El Tío de la Mina (the devil). Visitors can also see the mineral veins that are a set of rocks and chemical formations of minerals, chimneys, as well as having a time of experiential coexistence with the miners and observing the different work methods they carry out every day.

Location

Activity location

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    • Potosí
    • Potosí, Potosi Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Villa Imperial de Potosí, Bolivia
    • Potosi, Potosi Department, Bolivia