Dangerous Jobs, A tour the Silver Mines of Potosi, Bolivia

[mw2ice1]

lol wtf e got cocain

[ibvocean]

Thanks for the video.  This makes me appreciate much more what I have ---- those precious silver coins for the coming financial collapse.

[theshyguitarist]

That one dude's Iron Maiden shirt was so appropriate. ; )

[Woppage28Montages]

yes just smoke while you re making bombs thats safe

[jaandrade11]

hiroshima bomb

[skeilty101]

@Cvillemac great video dude just a couple of questions, why is your guides cheeks swelled like they are and why did they instruct you to take the cocaine?

[Cvillemac]

@skeilty101 He is chewing coca leaves, many coca leaves. What he offered was not cocaine, he was joking. It was a mineral that is chewed with the coca leaves. Most miners chew these leaves, it helps the miners lubricate the throat in the dusty environment and help give them a boost of energy in their work. The effect is like drinking lots of tea.  I tried it too, it helps. Coca leaves are very good for the digestive track.

[BlackbeardArghh]

@Cvillemac I just got back from Peru, where they also chewed the heck out of the coca leaves... Apparently, it does contain a very small trace of cocaine and provides pain relief and also helps with altitude sickness (probably why the miners were doing it)... Cool video! You take any silver home?

[CoraliumDotCom]

cool video

[OdysseusAres5500]

Shit quality.

[Cvillemac]

@OdysseusAres5500 I was contacted a couple of years ago by a News Network to use some of this footage in a documentary. The producer said when they went into the mine to do a story on a local miner all of their equipment failed. Considering the mine is over 100 degrees with 100% humidity and full of dust particulates, I would say the footage from my 350 dollar Canon camera is pretty good. Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

[ahoyhoy79]

@Cvillemac my car is absolutely ruined from working in a quarry. i sympathise with you dude and great vid!

[OdysseusAres5500]

@Cvillemac You flatter me :)

[AmberCorwin]

@Cvillemac No, it's GREAT footage, you're correct, but it's in 240p on youtube in the days of 1080p, surely that's what the dude meant. Despite that, though, for 240p which isn't that bad, to me, it looks spectacular.

[desertstorm21]

when i think of south america. I think of drugs.

[Cvillemac]

@desertstorm21 What a shame. When I think of South America, I think of amazing landscapes, beautiful people, rich cultures, incredible music, and a land full of adventure. The small drug producing areas would not even exists in South America if the United States were not so a veracious consumer of illicit drugs.

[estesoyojajaja]

@Cvillemac but did you know that cocain was use by the indigents people who use it so they do not get dizzy wile climbing the mounting?

[Cvillemac]

@estesoyojajaja Not cocaine, coca leaves. There's a big difference...

[andylutube]

Very good video, interesting in so many ways

[topher303]

this is so amazing i want to mine silver on my own :) ... me and my buddy r gonna gold pan and shit all summer

[wp4565775]

No Way.....

[FIP776]

Scorpion King !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW  LMAO

[flaunttnualf]

That was an amazing video... Is this typical of silver mines in general or just this particular one? Looks like back-breaking labor!

[hockeyrocks102030]

8:08 maybe its a dud BOOM nope its not a dud lol

[MetaCraken]

I don't think that's cocaine. It's probably 'Lye' or 'ilucta' which comes from the ashes of the quinoa plant. They chew it with coca leaves. It helps them get through the day.

[Cvillemac]

@MetaCraken Oh no it wasn't, he was completely joking.

[MegaErnestico]

Nada que ver la coca ayuda al minero a que no entre el polvo a sus pulmones ayuda en el trabajo da fuerzas no es cocaina lo que se hace cuando se masca

[jazzymaverick]

That was my guide..but he called himself White Peter!!

[Danster82]

Those boys are having fun

Making bombs with fags in their mouth, great stuff!

Rather you then me though

[funknando007]

Try going to the fifth level!

[NapopoVideo]

Check my video inside the mine too :)

[Punkerdux]

Y ustedes pUtos gringos Sigan metieNdo las narices En LAtinoamerica.... Y ustedes gordos gringos Sigan metieNdo las narices En LAtinoamerica ... Pudrance Malditos gringos

[diamond2tron]

Terrific show!!!!

[SambaDisaWinner]

woah! i notice your camera tends to have like lower frame rates when you go in darker places. great vid!

[nansstar]

nice vid!

and great life experience...for all you out there that complaint about work and school just remember that your lucky enough you don't have to work in a mine!

keep it up Bolivia!!!

PS: the Spanish tour is way WAY more intense (4 levels down) para los aventureros tomen el tour en español!

[jesusninjapants]

lol, brilliant, now thats experiencing a bit of a Bolivia!

[oldbearswitch]

Good vid dudes, way to help show what miners have lived thru ever since hardrock mining went underground~!

[onkelreisendemack1]

gold + spanish = no gold ! Give it back 2 Bolivia!!! potosi is a place 2 go - get your brain 2 think about how good we realy have it.....!!! Oslo

[wimpy617]

"We're getting to go into this silver mine here. I don't know if it's a good idea." Ummmm... I think you do know that it ISN"T!