Potosi - Bolivia
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Bolivia Photo Gallery: Sucre, Titicaca lake, Tarabuco, Tiuanaco and Copacabana.
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In the 16th century, this area was regarded as the
world's largest industrial complex. The extraction of silver ore relied on a
series of hydraulic mills. The site consists of the industrial monuments of the
Cerro Rico, where water is provided by an intricate system of aqueducts and
artificial lakes; the colonial town with the Casa de la Moneda; the Church of
San Lorenzo; several patrician houses; and the barrios mitayos, the areas
where the workers lived.
The Historic Centre of Potosi was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987
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