Up at 7am we grabbed breakfast at the hostel and headed to the office of the company we booked the mine touur with - Yvonne had opted out and one of the Austrian boys Robert had decided to book with another company. We all jumped in a minivan and headed to the tour depot where we were all given waterproof trousers, jackets, wellies and a hard hat with a head torch. We also bought scarves to put over our mouths. We then headed to the miners market with our guide ...

Another early start (we were dying for a lie in!) we headed to catch the bus - it was quite a small bus - luggage was put on the roof and we all climbed on - it was very bumpy and nerve racking as we were driving along mountains with sheer drops! An hour into the journey the bus broke down and had to be pushed luckily it did start again! After 6 long hours we arrived in Potosi - the highest city in the world! 4070 meters above sea level. It is set against a back...