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circumstantial evidence points to their having met their doom in San Vicente. For example, Santiago Lowe,
Butch's well-known alias, was recently found among the hotel guest list published in the Tupiza newspaper just a
few days before the Aramayo holdup, which confirms eyewitness accounts that he was there. Nonetheless, rumors
of their return to the USA have made their fate one of the great mysteries of the American West.
In 1991 a team led by forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow attempted to settle the question by excavating the
bandits' grave. No one in the village had any knowledge of its location, except one elderly - and as it turned out,
imaginative - gentleman, who led them to a specific tombstone. The grave's sole occupant turned out to be a Ger-
man miner named Gustav Zimmer.
Anne Meadows (the author of Digging Up Butch and Sundance, University of Nebraska Press, 2003) & Daniel
Buck
Sleeping
You'll often be quoted cheaper rates for rooms in the hope that you'll then take a tour with
the hotel's agency. The cheapest options are several basic
residenciales
(simple accom-
modations) opposite the train station.
HOTEL
Hotel Mitru $
(
694-3001;
www.hotelmitru.com
; Chichas 187; r per person without bathroom B$60, s
with bathroom B$180-220, d with bathroom B$200-300;
) The best and most reli-
able hotel in town, the busy Mitru has been run by the same family for generations and is
a relaxing choice built around a swimming pool that's just the ticket after a dusty day out
on horseback. It has a variety of rooms in two sections: the older 'garden' part and the
newer 'cactus' area. The suites with a fridge and minibar are particularly appealing, and
the rooms with shared bathrooms are top value in the budget range.
Hotel La Torre $
(
694-2633;
www.latorretours-tupiza.com
; Chichas 220; s/d incl breakfast B$70/140, r
per person without bathroom B$50)
This sound, central choice run by a retired nurse and
doctor offers clean rooms with good beds and clean bathrooms. Rooms at the front of the
rambling colonial-era home are much lighter but chillier, and the beds can be a bit lumpy.
Guests have use of a kitchen, roof terrace and TV lounge - a good place to meet other
travelers.
HOTEL
