Potosí
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/11524
- Note
- "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 4,090 metres (13,420 ft). For centuries, it was the location of the Spanish colonial silver mint.
Potosí lies at the foot of the Cerro de Potosí —sometimes referred to as the Cerro Rico ("rich mountain")— a mountain popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore that dominates the city. The Cerro Rico is the reason for Potosí´s historical importance since it was the major supply of silver for the Spanish Empire until Guanajuato in Mexico surpassed it in the 18th century." - (en.wikipedia.org 22.09.2020) - Latitude
- -19.583333969116
- Longitude
- -65.75
- Population
- 141,251
- Time zone
- America/La_Paz
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