My beautiful , beloved country, my heart speeds in pain and proud to see my people struggling but still fighting, the most precious faces and values in my children, how much I miss you :), soon I will come back and try to put my contribution in life, love you Bolivia.

Endless hell for those workers. This is extreme tragedy. Prayers from Japan. Japanese tv show just covered this topic today.

Thank you for choosing to take the time and funds to report a story in Bolivia. As you've probably noticed, our country is so underdeveloped that it hardly ever gets much representation in online mainstream media, so it's really helpful to at least get some stories out there to the general public's eye. Maybe with time we can hope for a brighter future in our country's development, but for now all we can ask for is improving awareness.

how i miss my country...but there are two sides to every story... bolivia throughout its existence has struggled with political corruption, falsely appointed dictators and huge scandals..once the richest country due to its natural resources is now the poorest in south america...the struggle between the classes of the people has left the country divided for years..evo morales has supported the poor farmers, which is good, but has neglected the poor people from the oriental side of bolivia which further divided the already existing struggle..we are far from reaching a solution, one can only hope.

This documentary presenter is so beautiful... 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭☺️☺️☺️

Bolivia and Bolivians deserve better...hope things improve...

Wow a BBC reporter that did more of a report and less of the BBC spin! Excellent showing what people go through. I could watch your reports for hours, I hope you get to do many more.

Thank you BBC and Diana Martin for a moving presentation.

Poor boy.... he seems so unhappy... I hope he’s okay now.❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for the information. The Spanish started this. Like what usually happens when they come around, in Potosi alone, over nine million Africans and indigenous Bolivians (slaves) died in these mines over three centuries. Socialism had nothing to do with it; it was the European. I guess that's their way of expressing gratitude for Bolivia sharing the potato. The Spanish did the same thing in Mexican mines, killing millions.

thanks for an excellent article on this topic. well presented and very informative.

"Outside the mine we are Catholics. Inside, we worship the devil."

Strong honest people and I have hope for Olga. How very sad and yet inspiring.

Make Bolivia Great again!

Damn me as a son of bolivians living in Sweden watching my brothers and sisters living conditions from time to time to remeber myself.

Tenemos que apreciar mas lo que tenemos hoy. Deberiamos dejar de quejarnos. Yo visite Potosi hace 4 anos pasado, nunca fui en la mina, pero vi mucha pobresa entre la poblacion. En toda America del Sur viajado por 7 meses, en Bolivia pase 35 dias y me anamore en la pais, en las personas, en sus corazones, ojos y todo. No deserven los bolivianos esta pobresa, pero cuando no hay dinero no tienes otra opcion. Es tan sencillo porque trabajan alli.

crazy to think i was in that very same mine shaft a little under a year ago. We saw two children working inside the mine who quickly moved out of site when they saw us

Rich man take, poor people die. Who knew?

so lets start a fund sending these workers some dust masks ??????

Poor souls, more interested in the reporter than the report.

HOW A FINE REPORT + VIDEO. HOW BEAUTIFULLY Catharina Moh SPEAKS ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

Niños valientes de Bolivia , algún día cambiaran al mundo

Such beautiful people. Such is life's trials; poverty and rich & poor.

The country very beautyful!

Excellent video! Thank you!

superar madre dios tamos en el siglo 21

Great but sad story.

I love this. I was scared all the comments would be attacks on the narrator. Thankfully people are somewhat positive. ❤️

Amazing

I took a tour of that mountain. Very chilling.

Wow no plants grow there..a real sci-fi dystopian landscape

I feel so so sad seeing this.... this is my country... this is how it is... so many poor people and nobody cares about it... so ASHAMED of this "governement"

what a life!

for a while I was feeling myself so lucky, so much complete... they r starving... struggling for nominal money being a survivor... & do hard work by leaving their lives, families @ ground level & by living underneath the surface within an inferno... :( terrible !

El Tío, watch over and protect them!

It is freezing cold with thin air...not much oxygen like at the sea level.

Watching this makes me feel so much pain, so much sadness, and so much anger; these people could have had better and more privileged lives. This is not right, it is what these people only know, and I would love a different future for them.

Another outstanding docco... sad you guys never 'quite' get to the bad people and ask any tough questions...

I kind of want to watch more...

Helpless the way that lady was describing the death by the mining accident that was pathetic. Good documentary.

Imagine , a city that single-handedly provided the world with 60% of all silver for 300 years .. is in a country now called “south America’s poorest country”… it pains me as a Bolivian to see that my people is living in these conditions STILL, when they should be living like kings ! for 300 years ! Europeans plundered, killed , abused… the world owes Bolivia more than just acknowledgement or apologies.. and guess what… IT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY …

I'm afraid the mountain will crumble

Great documentary. The reporter is so beautiful

Too many people dying here for sure, but mining out the bottom of the mountain without taking the top off first probably is not going to help much with that in the long run.

God bless these people hopefully their government will do something to help them better future

Great content!

Catharina Moh is a beauty, wow!

Nice reporting.

This is true it's sad but I am from Bolivia and my uncle was just laid off from the mines as an engineer. EVO Morales let's this happen after he promised to make life better for them. They do more hand labor since there is no technology. If you google patiño he used to take care of the miners long time ago in Bolivia and gave them a better life.

not an entirely honest documentary. you can tell at 9:42 when it's said "her daughters often help", but the little girl is obviously not accustomed to helping, with her mother telling her to "not use her hands". journalism is just ridiculous these days.

The worship of El Tio is endlessly fascinating to me.

具体的に何ができるのか分からないけれど、少なくとも目を背けてはならない事だけは分かる。

that reporter is FINE

Wow, she's absolutely beautiful

The sad thing is that these guys don't realize they should be making way more since EVO sells it for 20 times what they make. He gives children a monthly income so this makes poor people want to have more kids.

Am buying my husband a ticket for a mini vacation to go over there...for his birthday

I dont know who’s the devil ? El - Tio or the government to handle the miner’s situation like that ! Sad life . Our prayers for them ❤️🔥

How does the guy who owns this and his mega yacht sleep at night knowing he's getting rich off kids who barely get paid and die early from lung problems

Nuestro paises latinos sufriendo por los malos administradores que corren nuestra tierra.

Those who say why they aren't wearing gas masks is that because they won't last long, only the top class mine ventilation will make them breath easier.

So sad

EL TIO

Please send account number of this workers I will help. I appreciate the energetic journalist. I Love you

Hard working people. Hope they are all doing well and getting aid.

The bias of this BBC report against Bolivia's govt. is quite evident. Why doesn't this same reporter go to Chile and Peru and describe the awful conditions in their mines? BBC stop being such a hipocrite news media.

I remember the song lalala...

Governmental Fear. Afraid to Slam the Mining companies and. Make Change

No he has not.

You are a brave woman

What’s is reporter name plz tell me her name

Me enamore de esa mujer ..😍😍 es hermosa

Wildlands... similarities to real world definitely not a coincidence! I feel for these rural communities. They almost really are completely reliant on their government leaders to give them a better outcome to their lives re education, health, work employment, public access and resources etc. Definitely makes Wildlands a lot more depressing now....

Children can legally work at age 10??? It’s sad to see this. How can my birth country be like this? It is absolutely inexcusable that they are STILL living like that ! 😡. I hope that young boy is able to become a Lawyer 🙏🏽

Anyone notice all the pyramids

wow. that reporter. wowow

el tio!!!!

I am Canadian and have lots of south American friends who say that Canadian mining companies are taking advantage of them. If this is what the mines looked like before we rolled in and started modernizing the processes, then well I am glad that we are investing in mines there. If the mineral resources is rich enough for these fine people to make a living there then just imaginge the kind of prosperity that can be realized if machinery was brought in to do this work and strict saftey laws. The miners would be more healthy, the mines would be more safe, minerals can be processed more effectively and with such profits, even environmental pollution can be paid for by the mine.

name of the reporter plz

So stupid... they don't have to enter in these mountains or caves by breaking all they meet.

PPL JUST GO MISSING THERE.MOST LIKELY ITS HUMAN TRAFICING SINCE THE GOV IS CORUPT

Absolutely unacceptable that kids have to work in the mines in order to support their families. There needs to stronger regulation when it comes to child labor along with better access to education for these children and increased working conditions for the miners! Even a mask or lights or other safety equipment could help. Insane how basic safety equipment is not even utilized to aid the situation there. I hope things improve for everyone there and that no child ever has to work in the mines again!

Ok let's check history now let's check all the white people's real homelands what did they have what resources did they have go back years and years what did they have ? Nothing what would the UK have without all the country's they invaded and robbed ? Also America that is not white man land fact they did the same robbed and killed wiped out the real inhabitants of the now today America! And people want to come to these country's to live a better life the life that the white man took in the first place and then others come to the America and the UK for a better life ? Why did the Africa's the south America's shut there doors and love in peace why they let the white man in in the irst place that is where they went wrong !

You tube why do you place ads on the screen while watching a post,you hide half of what is being watched is hidden by the ads,so not good,and frustrating to watch anything,please stop,or at least make it shorter.

*eats men* *triggered*

Cat Moh!!

I did a reportage too about this mine in Bolivia, I'll share it here, waiting for some opinions, thanks! Hice un reportaje yo tambien sobre esa mina en Bolivia, lo comparto aqui esperando sus opiniones, saludos desde Italia! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iduRrbF20L2biGg.html

At the end you can tell he's lying to her he can't even look her in her eye it's so sad

500 years of mining Jesus

:(

So much gold for one of the poorest countries in Europe. Spain

We don't make a profit...We're just helping them .....Uh huh.....I know ur helping them....Damn !

Love BBC News..

DO PRACTISE FAMILY PLANNING WITH MAXIMIUM 2 CHILDREN. IF YOU ARE SUFFERING, DO NOT MAKE YOUR CHILDREN SUFFER MORE. OVERPOPULATION WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING IN SHORT SUPPLY IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO LIVE.

is the reporter of bolivian origin?

The reporter is stunning. Wow.

Bolivianischen ??

16:25 , Women hv not Respect bcoz she is alone... WTF.. .

💗😍💞WOW...😍😍💕!!! Never seen any reporter as beautiful as tis one. Her beauty & charm will take BBC a vry long way. Pray tat i'll get an opportunity one day 2 meet her face 2 face. Plis upload more of her cover up story. God bless u & keep u safe alwys, till the day we meet. 💕💐💞💐💕💐💞💐💟💐💕

Being born poor is a disease very few find a cure for. And not for lack of trying either

God only will take care