The city of Potosi, at 4300 meters in the middle of an isolated region... Why the Spaniards started a city in such a place? Because of Cerro Rico, the mountain full of silver. Silver which was all stolen and sent back to Spain, leaving behing nothing but poverty for the Bolivian people.
dijous, 1 d’abril del 2010
Potosi, highest city in the world! At almost 4300 meters
The city of Potosi, at 4300 meters in the middle of an isolated region... Why the Spaniards started a city in such a place? Because of Cerro Rico, the mountain full of silver. Silver which was all stolen and sent back to Spain, leaving behing nothing but poverty for the Bolivian people.
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