boliviaThe southern city of Potos í has the same namePotosiWith an altitude of 4090 meters, Potosi has become the highest city in the world.Potosi is also the United NationsWorld Heritage ListA member of.[1]
Potosi is located inEast Cordillera MountainsHepuna Plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3700 meters, has a rocky surface.The climate is dry and cold, the annual average temperature is 10 ℃, and the annual precipitation is 380mm.It is one of the cities with the least precipitation and the highest altitude in the world.The population is about 115000 (2005).
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Development history
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In 1544, Mount Potosi was found rich in silver, which directly led to the establishment of the city of Potosi at the foot of Mount Potosi on April 10, 1545.Juan de Villarroel is one of the urban construction.Large scale silver mining started here immediately, and soon the first batch of silver was shipped toSpain。In 1672, a mint was established to produce coins to meet the population growth.It was during this period that 86 churches sprang up and the urban population grew rapidly to nearly 200000, which made Potosi one of the largest and richest cities in Latin America and the world at that time.
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In the 19th century, many local churches were looted due to the outbreak of the War of Independence.The wealth of the city has also been transferred to other territories in Europe or Spain, where the population has also been reduced to about 10000.With the independence of Bolivia in 1825, the silver deposits in Mount Potosi had also been mined out.In the middle of the 19th century, Potosi's economy plummeted due to the lack of silver. To a certain extent, it has been unable to recover.[1]
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Satellite map of Potosi and its vicinity
Rich in mineral resources, mining is the economic foundation.In 1545, a huge silver mine was found in the Richo Mountain near Potosi, which developed into an important silver producing area in the world.From the end of the 19th century to the present, it has mainly mined tin ores, as well as lead, zinc, copper, bismuth, gold, silver, tungsten, etc.westUyuni Salt MarshMining a large amount of solid salt.Agriculture is mainly planted with grains, potatoes and beans;Grazing sheep in the mountains.Railway accessArgentinaandChile。
In 1545, the city was founded after the discovery of silver mine in Mount Ricco.In the first half of the seventeenth century, the population reached 160000, making it the largest city in the Western Hemisphere, and the silver production nearly reached half of the world.Later, it declined due to the depletion of silver ore, and gradually recovered with the massive exploitation of tin.An important mining city in China.There are tin, lead, copper, silver, zinc, magnesium, gold, tungsten, mercury and other mining and metallurgical industries, as well as food, electrical appliances, furniture, footwear, leather and other factories.Transportation hub, railway connecting Sucre in the east and Chile in the westAntofagasta；There is an airport.
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Potosi has an ancient church, monastery, museum and university (built in 1892).
In the 16th century, Potosi was considered to be the largest industrial city in the world, with a complex industrial system.The need to extract silver ore has led to the emergence of many hydraulic mines here.In the city, there is the Serelico site, which is supplied with water by the complex diversion canal and artificial lake system and engaged in silver ore refining.There are also Kasad Ramoneda Market Town, Saint Lorenzo Church, noble residential area and worker residential area in the city[2]。
In 1987, Potosi was included in the World Heritage List for its long history and rich colonial buildings.[1]
