City of Potosí
World Heritage Site
- Official name
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City of Potosí |
UNESCO
- Country
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Bolivia |
Map
- Continent
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South America
- Location
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Potosi, Province of Potosi
-19.5991° Lat, -65.7498° Lon |
Map
- Code
- 420
- Time Zone
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America/La_Paz (-04, -0400)
- Current Time
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- Category
- Cultural
- Description
- Inscribed 1987. 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.
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