Spain brought millions of slaves from Africa to work in the mines in Potosi, Bolivia. An estimated eight million African and Indigenous slaves died working in the mines in its 500 year history. Read: Potosi, Bolivia: Through Children's Eyes © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Miners push our wagons full of debry and rocks from inside the mines at Cerro Rico in Potosi, Bolivia. Read: Potosi, Bolivia: Through Children's Eyes © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A miner has a large wad of coca leaves in his cheek. The coca leaves give energy and curb hunger, helping miners get through the day. Taken in a mine at Cerro Rico in Potosi, Bolivia. Read: Potosi, Bolivia: Through Children's Eyes © www.uncorneredmarket.com
