Potosí, known as Villa Imperial de Potosí in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia.
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Potosí is a city in the southern highlands of Bolivia. Its long mining history is on view at Cerro Rico, a mountain and working silver mine south of the city. Potosí’s former mint, the central Casa Nacional de la Moneda, is now a museum dedicated...
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Potosí, city, southern Bolivia, 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Sucre. One of the world's highest cities (elevation 13,290 feet [4,050 metres]), ...
A small pre-Hispanic-period hamlet perched at an altitude of 4,000 m in the icy solitude of the Bolivian Andes, Potosí became an “Imperial City” following the ...
Potosí is a department in southwestern Bolivia. It comprises 118,218 km2 with 823,517 inhabitants (2012 census). The capital is the city of Potosí.
Dec 13, 2020 · During the sixteenth century the population of Potosi grew to over 200,000 and its silver mine became the source of 60% of the world's silver.
Jul 30, 2019 · High in the Andes, Potosí supplied the world with silver, and in return reaped goods and peoples from Burma to Baghdad.
Mar 11, 2023 · At an elevation of more than 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) in the Bolivian Andes, Potosí is one of the highest cities in the world.
Aug 22, 2022 · The mine's discovery came in times of scarcity for precious metals resulting from a boom of population growth and commercial expansion in both ...
Belief in the curative powers of Tarapaya (3600m), the most frequently visited hot-springs area around Potosí (21km northwest of the city), dates back to…
Potosí, city, southern Bolivia, 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Sucre. One of the world's highest cities (elevation 13,290 feet [4,050 metres]), it stands on a ...