POTOSI
The ancient city of Potosi, founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1545 on the site of the largest deposits of Silver World, more than 450 years of mining that continues today.
Wealth that made Potosi, one of the cities with more than 160.000 hab. At the time of the colony, today keeps cultural magic in the streets, iglesias, museums, why it was declared by UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE,es
Royal Mint
Museum is now one of the largest in America, among its most interesting rooms are the painting of Virreinal, modern living sculpture, numismatics, Colonial room Colonial silver laminating machines, armory, history, etc.
Among its archives preserved documents 1550, these corresponding to actual cases, churches and convents of Potosí.
Museum and Convento de Santa Teresa
colonial church that still maintains intact its structure, dating from 1685.
At present the closing convent shows what was the monastic life in the colony of the Carmelite sisters, They are remarkable household goods, the restadlos, the wood carving, furniture jewels and many objects of the seventeenth century
Church of San Francisco
It was built in 1547 by Fray Gaspar de Valverde, today they worship the Lord of Veracruz, one of the patrons of the City of Potosi.
Their vaults shaped roofs can be seen throughout the city in addition to the Cerro Rico de Potosi, also it presents the catacombs full of bones dating from the colonial era.
Silver Mines
Since colonial times was a mining town Potosi, currently it exploited as does 450 years ago, manually, with lamps charcoal, in the visit to the mines you will appreciate the famous Uncle of the mine or Diablo, that is a god miners inside the mine, places of exploitation Silver, Zinc, lead, etc.