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Potosí

Cultural World Heritage property in Bolivia, inscribed in 1987 under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).

Potosí, Bolivia
Photo: Parallelepiped09 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Atlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCaralCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaChan ChanChankillo Archaeoastronomical ComplexChavin de HuantarChinchorro mummiesEl Fuerte de SamaipataFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeHistoric Centre of ArequipaHistoric centre of CuscoHistoric Centre of LimaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric City of SucreHistoric Quarter of the Seaport City of ValparaísoHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuHuascarán National ParkHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteInca road systemIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksJesuit Block and Estancias of CórdobaJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of ChiquitosJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéManu National ParkNazca LinesNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPampulha Modern EnsemblePantanalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityPotosíQuebrada de HumahuacaRío Abiseo National ParkSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosTiwanaku19.589° S, 65.753° W
State Party
Bolivia
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
11,822 ha
Location
Potosí Municipality
What it is
city, big city
Founded or built
1545
Elevation
4,070 m
Official website
potosi.bo/
Reference
WHC 420 · Wikidata Q35045

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic City of Sucre, Bolivia79 kmHistoric City of SucreBolivia · 1991CulturalEl Fuerte de Samaipata, Bolivia257 kmEl Fuerte de SamaipataBolivia · 1998CulturalQuebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina404 kmQuebrada de HumahuacaArgentina · 2003CulturalHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works, Chile428 kmHumberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter WorksChile · 2005CulturalInca road system, Peru430 kmInca road systemPeru · 2014CulturalTiwanaku, Bolivia457 kmTiwanakuBolivia · 2000Cultural
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