Cerro Rico photograph

Cerro Rico

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Elevation 4800
Prominence441 m
Locations Bolivia
Potosí
Mountain range Andes
Parent range Andes
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Cerro Rico


Cerro Rico, Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí. Cerro Rico, which is popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore, was famous for providing vast quantities of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire.

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