Miners' Market

The highest city in the world

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July 11th 2006
I spent a day in the city of Potosí in Bolivia, the highest city in the world at nearly 4000 metres. It's famous for the Cerro Rico, a mountain that contains one of the bigest sources of silver ore in the world. It was initially founded in 1546 as a mining town and soon became the second biggest city in the Americas and also one of the richest cities in the world, with widespread exploitation o ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more