Discover potosi, bolivia with the help of your friends. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Potosi y huancavelica, bases economicas del peru, 15451640 by gwendolyn ballantine cobb. The history of potosi bolivia as a major source of revenue for the spanish crown started to end around the year 1800. Convent y museo santa teresa, potosi bolivia online. Lecture 9 colonial silver potosi bolivia and guanajuato. In 1994, as part of a global trend, bolivia instituted an ambitious decentralization program that not only transferred funds and new responsibilities to municipal governments but also mandated part. Colonial silver potosi bolivia and guanajuato mexico silver ag element 47. One of the worlds highest cities elevation,290 feet 4,050 metres, it stands on a cold and barren plateau in the shadow of fabled potosi mountain also called cerro rico rich mountain, which is honeycombed with. This was largely due to the fact that the silver mines were essentially depleted. Potosi bolivia online online travel guide for bolivia. Bolivia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Due to this depletion, tin took over as the main product. Now they want my son, the guardian, 24062014 click.
For centuries, it was the location of the spanish colonial silver mint. Potosi, city, southern bolivia, 56 miles 90 km southwest of sucre. This means that bolivia is the worlds 28thlargest country after ethiopia. The silver wasnt fully depleted, however, and it is still mined to this day. These internal divisions doomed the inca empire when european conquerors arrived. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Library of congress federal research division country profile. Children in bolivia are exploited in the worst forms of child. Spaniards to this day use the phrase its a potosi for anything superlatively wealthy. The capital of the department of potosi, the highest city in the world and a unesco world cultural heritage site, potosi is an uniquely interesting city, with a brutal but captivating history. Still being a working convent, youre likely to bump into the occasional nun walking around the courtyards. Bolivia is a landlocked nation, which means every border of bolivia is a border with another country, and so it does not have a sea. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,090 metres,420 ft. The indians made certain molds of clay, in the shape of a. Happily, the santa teresa also opens its doors as a museum, celebrating potosi s religious and colonial history.
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