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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Potosi mines

Mines in the past The history of Potosi is actually the history of the mountain, which is located right next to it. The mountain in which such deposits of silver…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Jesuit Missions

I’m wandering on the ruins of the church, jumping from stone to stone, from beam to beam – as in the Prince of Persia computer game, but a little less…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Mennonites

They use to joke that they can buy something from a Jew, sell it to a Scot, and make a good profit. There must be a lot of truth in…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Children of Llullallaco

LLullaillaco volcano, height 6700amsl. The colourful, solemn procession of priests and dignitaries is slowly moving towards the summit. Woven outfits, rich headgear and expensive, intricate decorations add them chic and…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Great Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe is a mystery equally intriguing as Incas Machu Picchu. The atmosphere of the place and its unknown genesis in connection with our imagination excited by Wilbur Smith’s books…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Okavango Delta

Why Okavango Delta? The Okavango Delta is a really unique place. Let me ensure you, that it’s not the next clichéd slogan promoted by travel agencies which encourage you to…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Himba and Herero

Kaokoveld Kaokoveld is a wild and wide spread part of Namibia known as a destination of 4×4 expeditions and as a place where Himba and Herero people live. The Himba…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - The Police in countries of southern Africa

Common opinions, Internet forums and press articles warn, that at any crossroads waits a corrupt policeman, who is going to rip you off on any excuse. There is something in and many…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Haunted Hotel

Xai-Xai area The main reason for our visiting Mozambique was diving. We really hoped for extraordinary underwater encounters. That is why we stayed for a moment in Vilanculos and then…

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BeCuriousAboutTheWorld - Is Mozambique safe

Where is the borderline? In spite of the fact that Mozambique is one homogenic country, it is often divided into two parts: the north and the south. The southern one…

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