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To: c.hinton who wrote (82965)3/7/2002 1:16:06 AM
From: c.hinton  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116815
 
E Charters,ever hear of" The Cavalry of St George",englands secret weapon in the napoleonic wars?



To: c.hinton who wrote (82965)3/7/2002 2:34:55 AM
From: TrueScouse  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116815
 
<<Potosi is in Peru>>

Not so...it's in southern Bolivia. And it's an amazing place -- a few hundred years of continuous mining and with the silver miners working at an altitude of over 13,000 feet. Cerro Rico still overshadows the town and dominates the economy.

Regards,
Howy