Huayna Potosi Bolivia 6
by Rudi Prott
Title
Huayna Potosi Bolivia 6
Artist
Rudi Prott
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Huayna Potosi (young mountain in Aymara language) is a very popular mountain for climbers in Bolivia's Cordillera Real. He is 6088 m (19,975 ft) high. This winter image was taken from Milluni.
In the foreground You see a cemetery which has a cruel history:
In 1965 miners of a tin mine were on strike and they also had established an opposition base against the Bolivian military government operating a radio station that broadcasted to nearby La Paz. The military dictatorships sent in troops, tanks and bombers, perpetrating the “Massacre of Milluni” on May 24th 1965.
Copyright by Rudi Prott.
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March 10th, 2021
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