A humbling tour through the mines. We were exhausted after an hour of mucking around.

A section from the colonial era that's still in use. The only actual light at the time was coming from their headlamps.

El Tio. Offerings - coca leaves, 90 proof alcohol and cigarettes - left by miners to appease him. Note the large phallus.

3 miners taking a break with Tio. They sat and nodded along, chewing coca, as our tour guide recounted the horrifying death and injury rates in the mines (past and present).