Historic site · Bolivia
Cerro Rico
Mountain near Potosí, Bolivia
About Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico (Spanish for "Rich Mountain"), also known as Cerro Potosí ("Potosí Mountain") or Sumaq Urqu (Quechua sumaq "beautiful, good, pleasant", and urqu "mountain"); is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí. Cerro Rico—popularly conceived as being "made of" silver ore—is famous for having provided vast quantities of silver to the Spanish Empire, most of which was shipped to metropolitan Spain. It is estimated that approximately 85 percent of the silver produced in the central Andes during this period came from Cerro Rico. As a result of mining operations, the city of Potosí became one of the largest cities in the New World.
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Best time to visit
Midday highs, based on last year's weather. Green months have comfortable temperatures and few rainy days.
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Cerro Rico is in Bolivia. The nearest city is Potosí, about 4 km away.
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