City of Potosí
This site is inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Overview
In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the world’s largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial monuments of the Cerro Rico, where water is provided by an intricate system of aqueducts and artificial lakes; the colonial town with the Casa de la Moneda; the Church of San Lorenzo; several patrician houses; and the barrios mitayos, the areas where the workers lived.
About City of Potosí
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. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,067 m (13,343 ft).
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Details
- Countries
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- ISO Codes
- BO
- Area
- 2,210.93 ha
- Coordinates
- -19.5991, -65.7498
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