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Hostal La Casona Potosi

1 of 5 stars
Stephen_and_Anna
UK
Nov 22, 2009

The hostal served its purpose. Whilst it was thoroughly under-whelming, you get what you pay for. The tour agency based at the hotel is one to avoid. Our trip to the mines was cancelled having...more

“Sloppy”

Hostal La Casona Potosi

3 of 5 stars
Lisacha
Stockholm
Oct 31, 2009

Maybe we had bad luck with our room (we tried to swap, but couldn't) - but I found this place to be overpriced and half-finished. The renovation that was supposed to have happened about a year ago or...more

“Brilliant fun and a great insight”

Potosi Mine

5 of 5 stars
gbonsels
London
Oct 28, 2009

If you get the chance when travelling through Bolivia stop off in Potosi just to do this. Cerro Rico is a mining hill with a murderous history. It was state owned but in the 1980's there civil unrest...more

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