Potosí

American  

[paw-taw-see] / ˌpɔ tɔˈsi /

noun

1. a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3,970 meters) above sea level.

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Potosí British  

/ potoˈsi /

noun

1. a city in S Bolivia, at an altitude of 4066 m (13 340 ft): one of the highest cities in the world; developed with the discovery of local silver in 1545; tin mining; university (1571). Pop: 144 000 (2005 est)

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Potosí

Potosí faded in the 18th century, after even richer deposits were discovered in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The buses collided on the route between Uyuni and Colchani in Bolivia's Potosí department after a "lane invasion", local media reported.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

In Bolivia, indigenous women in multilayered skirts guiding a climb up Bolivia’s 6,000-meter Huayna Potosí mountain had to traverse fresh whitewater from a peak once covered in snow, now melted.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023

Juan Mata has also experienced his fair share of struggles since emigrating from Matehuala, a city in the mountains of San Luís Potosí, in central Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

English and Dutch ships surreptitiously landed their cargoes of manufactures and took their pay in hides or in silver dollars that had escaped the Spanish soldiers on the road down from Potosí.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.