Potosí, the city built on silver

View to Cerro Rico

Rio Huana Mayu on the outskirts of the town of Potosí. In the background the Cerro Rico (“Rich Hill”), the site of the silver mine and the reason Potosí was founded in 1545. Its peak is 4,824 metres above sea level.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Fri Mar 17, 2000
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