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<< Our Photo Pages >> Cerro Rico - Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry in Bolivia

Submitted by davidmorgan on Sunday, 17 June 2007  Page Views: 6403

Multi-periodSite Name: Cerro Rico
Country: Bolivia
NOTE: This site is 3.888 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Nearest Town: Potosí
Latitude: 19.618823S  Longitude: 65.749625W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico submitted by davidmorgan : View of El Cerro Rico from Potosí. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Mine or Quarry in Bolivia. El Cerro Rico (The Rich Mountain) is the reason the city of Potosí (a World Heritage site) exists. Originally mined by the Inca, Huayna Capac, it was taken over by the Spanish in 1546 and during the next 250 years they extracted 45,000 tons of pure silver from it.
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Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico submitted by davidmorgan : La Pachamama del Cerro Rico, an attempt by the Conquistadors to impose the Virgin Mary on the resident Andean earth goddess Pachamama. She is still worshipped today in both forms. In the Casa Nacional de Moneda in Potosí. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico submitted by davidmorgan : It's all "mine". The classic view from the roof of my hotel. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico submitted by davidmorgan : El Tio, the spirit of Cerro Rico, found deep in the mine in the heart of the mountain, to whom offerings of tobacco and coca must be made. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Intrepid Tour Group (L to R:  Steven, Danny, Ad, Julian, Andre) on Working Silver Mine Tour, Potosí, Bolivia
Danny Entering Shaft of Working Silver Mine, Potosí, Bolivia
HD Panorama, Pailaviri Silver Mining Town and Area, Tour of Working Silver Mine, Potosí, Bolivia
Silver Mining Tour Guide With Coca Leaves Used by Miners and Julian With Camera, Potosí, Bolivia

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