Re: 6 Of The World's Highest Inhabited Places That Exist Above 10,000 Feet
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 2:08 pm
Potosi rests at an elevation of 13,420 ft and is another mining town situated at the bottom of Cerro di Potosi, a mountain said to be made of silver ore.
The population of this town is easily above 240,000 people, and a town with a rich history behind it. It was silver mined in Potosi that was supplied to the New World Spanish Empire between 1556 to 1783.
The population of this town is easily above 240,000 people, and a town with a rich history behind it. It was silver mined in Potosi that was supplied to the New World Spanish Empire between 1556 to 1783.