Much of the mining takes place in the nearby red "Cerro Rico" (literally, "Rich Mountain" in English), which was given its name due to the enormous wealth it formerly gave to the Bolivian city.

The collision happened on the road between the two Bolivian cities of Uyuni and Colchani when one of the buses swerved into the oncoming lane and smashed into the other on Saturday morning.

Bolivia is a democratic republic with a legal ... The national airline is BoA (Boliviana de Aviación), connecting various cities within and outside the country. For getting around, tourists ...

The accident happened on Saturday at 7am local time (11:00 GMT) on the route between the cities of Uyuni and Colchani ... a bus involved in the collision [Bolivian Police/AFP] One of the buses ...

At least 37 people have died and 30 left injured after two passenger buses collided in Bolivia, police said. The crash happened early on Saturday about 5km (3 miles) from the south-western city of ...

The Bolivian mining city of Potosí is the only place in the world where members of the public can legally buy dynamite. “For the miners, the most essential thing is dynamite,” says Jhonny ...