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Bolivia: Potosi Photo Gallery
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This video for our Potosi photo gallery was kindly shared by Michel Desroches.
Este vídeo de Potosí en YouTube pertenece a Michel Desroches.

In the 1500's Potosi was the largest city in the world with a population of over 100,000 when Spain was colonizing the region and mining the Cerro Rico, a mine so rich in silver it was mined successfully until 1984. You can visit what remains of the Spanish Royal Mint here and take a tour of the very precarious mines. Potosi is also the highest city in the world, at over 15,000 feet above sea level - the second highest city is La Paz. From Potosi it is about a 5 hour drive to Sucre.

En el Siglo XVI Potosí era la ciudad más poblada del mundo con más de 100.000 habitantes cuando España colonizaba la región y minaba el Cerro Rico, una mina tan rica en plata que fue explotada exitosamente hasta 1984. Aquí puedes visitar lo que queda de la Casa de la Moneda y tomar un tour de las minas. Potosí también es la ciudad más alta del mundo, más de 15.000 pies (3200 metros) por encima del nivel del mar - la segunda ciudad más alta es La Paz. De Potosí son 5 horas de viaje a Sucre.

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