5 Sights in Potosí, Bolivia (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Potosí, Bolivia! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Potosí. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Activities in Potosí1. Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico, Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu, is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí. Cerro Rico, which is popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore, is famous for providing vast quantities of silver for the Spanish Empire, most of which was shipped to metropolitan Spain. It is estimated that eighty-five percent of the silver produced in the central Andes during this time came from Cerro Rico.
2. 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 4,090 m (13,420 ft). For centuries, it was the location of the Spanish colonial silver mint. A considerable amount of the city's colonial architecture has been preserved in the historic center of the city, which—along with the globally important Cerro Rico de Potosí—are part of a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3. Catedral de la Ciudad de Potosí
The Cathedral of the Imperial Villa of Potosí is a minor basilica with viceregal baroque style and neoclassical influence. It has a stone façade and is located in the Plaza 10 de Noviembre, in the center of this city. It was built between 1808 and 1838 on the site where the old church collapsed in 1807. Its main promoter was Fray Manuel de Sanahuja. It belongs to the diocese of Potosí.
4. Laguna San Pablo
Khari quchakuna nisqakunaqa Buliwya mama llaqtapi, P'utuqsi suyupi, iskay qucham, San Ildefonso nisqa, San Pablo nisqapas, Tomás Frías pruwinsyapi, P'utuqsi munisipyupi, P'utuqsi kantunpi, P'utuqsi llaqtamanta 8 km karum. Khari wallapi, P'utuqsi wallap chinchay rakiyninpi, tiyanku.
5. Iglesia de San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo de Carangas is a church located in the Bolivian city of Potosí, in the department of the same name. The building is part of the Cultural Heritage of Bolivia and has the category of Monument.
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