City of Potosí
Also known as Potosi, Potosí, Villa Imperial de Potosi, Villa Imperial de Potosí
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bolivia
Inscribed
1987
Area
11,822 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
City of Potosí is in Potosí. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic City of Sucre, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Potosí · about 180,000 peopleabout 2 km north
- Sucre · about 225,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
- Llallagua · about 28,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Tupiza · about 29,000 peopleabout 210 km south
- Punata · about 26,000 peopleabout 230 km north
- Oruro · about 247,000 peopleabout 230 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BoliviaCultural79 km away
BoliviaCultural257 km away
ArgentinaCultural404 km away
ChileCultural428 km away
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, PeruCultural430 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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