The silver mines where a major shock. The conditions that the miners have to put up with in terms of heat and dust are far worse than i imagined, and the age of some of the workers was also a concern. With a bag of TNT bought from the local market as a gift (this is there biggest expense as they are working for themselves) we descended deep into the mines, dodging speeding mine trollies and scrambling through impossible spaces. I will never complain about a job again.

With the resignation of the president here yesterday, things are a little out of the ordinary. There are talks of the roadblocks letting up and hopefully i should be able to make it over to Sucre tomorrow. Sucre is the actual capital holding the seat of the senate. La Paz on the other hand is more the de facto capital, getting there may currently be a little awkward but is essential for onward travel to Peru.