Potosí

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 Bolivia & Main Cities / Potosí  from boliviaweb.com. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 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  abuin sea level.

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Category:Warld Heritage Steids in Bolivie
Category:Populatit places established in 1546
Category:Populatit places in Potosí Depairtment