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title: Potosí, Bolivia
author: Martin St-Amant
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16202/potosi-bolivia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2022-07-27
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# Potosí, Bolivia

_Authored by Martin St-Amant_

## Image File

[![Potosí, Bolivia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16202.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16202.png)

## Image Caption

A panoramic view of Potosí, Bolivia, location of the richest [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) mine in the Spanish [empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) during the 16th-18th centuries.

## Cite This Work

### APA
St-Amant, M. (2022, July 27). Potosí, Bolivia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16202/potosi-bolivia/>
### Chicago
St-Amant, Martin. "Potosí, Bolivia." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 27, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16202/potosi-bolivia/>.
### MLA
St-Amant, Martin. "Potosí, Bolivia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Jul 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16202/potosi-bolivia/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potosi_D%C3%A9cembre_2007_-_Panorama_1.jpg) by [**Martin St-Amant**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potosi_D%C3%A9cembre_2007_-_Panorama_1.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.