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Potosí
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Coat of airms o Potosí
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Eik-name(s): 
Empire Ville (Villa Imperial in Spainyie)
Potosí is located in Bolivie
Potosí
Potosí
Location in Bolivie
Coordinates: 19°35′S 65°45′W / 19.583°S 65.750°W / -19.583; -65.750
KintraBolivie
DepairtmentPotosí
ProvinceTomás Frías
MunicipalityPotosí Municipality
Foondit1 Aprile 1545
Govrenment
 • MayorZenón Gutiérrez
Area
 • Total118.218 km2 (45.6 sq mi)
Elevation
4067 m (13,343 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total164,481
Time zoneUTC-4
Websitewww.potosi.bo
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Potosí is a ceety an the caipital o the Potosí Depairtment in Bolivie. It is ane o the heichest ceeties in the warld bi elevation at a nominal 4,090 metre (13,420 ft)[1] an it wis the location o the Spaingie colonial mint.

Potosí lees beneath the Cerro de Potosí—sometimes referred tae as the Cerro Rico ("rich muntain")—a muntain popularly conceivit o as being "made o" siller ore, which haes aaways dominatit the ceety. The Cerro Rico is the raison for Potosí's historical importance, syne it wis the major supply o siller for Spain durin the period o the New Warld Spaingie Empire.

The silver wis taken bi llama an mule train tae the Paceefic coast, shippit north tae Panama Ceety, carriet bi mule train athort the isthmus o Panama tae Nombre de Dios or Portobelo whence it wis taken tae Spain on the Spaingie treasur fleets. Cerro de Potosí's peak is 4,824 metre (15,827 ft) abuin sea level.

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  1. Bolivia & Main Cities / Potosí Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine from boliviaweb.com. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

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