On the Way to Oruro
There's even a couple of small deserts just outside of the city
Some buildings are nice; there used to be a lot of wealth here when tin prices were high
Oruro is best known for their Carnival. We're looking forward to seeing these costumes on.
There's even a couple of small deserts just outside of the city
Some buildings are nice; there used to be a lot of wealth here when tin prices were high
Oruro is best known for their Carnival. We're looking forward to seeing these costumes on.
Oruro is a city of about 200,000, 230 km South of La Paz. High on the Altiplano, it's cold most of the time, but we lucked out with great weather and even managing a sunburn.
At one time, when tin prices were high, Oruro was a financial powerhouse of Bolivia. Mining is still the major industry, but the economy is highly dependent on this one commodity.
We plan on going back. For sure to see the Carnival, but also for the sites we missed. One weekend just wasn't enough.
Love the photographs! especially the shots of the market in El Alto..... you actually have to climb higher than Las Paz to get to El Alto?!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you are getting to explore the area.
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