Potosi · Nightlife

The main square is where Potosi gathers after dark. Cafes, ice cream and a slow evening paseo.

The local stew and Bolivia's grape brandy are how Potosinos handle a freezing 4,067m night. Both work.

Tomas Frias keeps a modest late scene going midweek. Small, local, and not aimed at travellers at all.

In February the mining cooperatives parade and drink hard. Loud, chaotic and completely authentic.

Alcohol hits far harder this high and the hangover merges with altitude sickness. Most visitors turn in early.