Potosí

¡Hoy es jueves jovial!     (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el treinta (30) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 30, 2026.)

Visitemos Potosí, Bolivia.   (Let’s visit Potosí, Bolivia.)

Let’s find out why Potosí is referred to as la capital de la plata (the silver capital) in this nine-minute video tour. Do you remember learning about the dish silpancho?

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

plata(silver)
potosí(fortune; riches)
escatimar(to skimp on)
derroche(wasteful spending)
ostentación(ostentation; flashiness)
amarillo chillón(bright yellow)

¡Que tengas un jueves giratorio!   (May you have a revolving Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz


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