View of the town of Cerro Rico from the roof of the Covento de San Francisco in Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Potosi and Cerro Rico, Bolivia

Miners at Pailaviri mine, Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia

Potosi and Cerro Rico, Bolivia

Scene in Pailaviri section, at right and down Pailaviri mine, Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia

Miners at Pailaviri mine, Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia

Scene in Pailaviri section, Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia

Scene in Pailaviri section, Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia

Miners drilling holes to place dynamite into the rock with a compressed air pneumatic drills in a shaft of the Cerro Rico de Potosi mine, Potosi Department, Bolivia

Mining cars inside a shaft in Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia

Roofs of the Casa Nacional de Moneda (National Mint) with Cerro Rico in the background, Potosi, Bolivia