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Potosi
Bolivia · Potosi Department
Potosi, known as Villa Imperial de Potosi in the colonial period, is the capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosi in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,067 m (13,343 ft).
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Things to do in Potosi
- Potosi: Cerro Rico of Potosí Silver Mine Guided Tour · 4 h · from $29 · 4.8/5 (40 reviews)
- Potosi - Active Mine Tour - Half Day - · 3 h 30 min · from $35 · 4.4/5 (13 reviews)
- Private Car or Suv Transfer from Potosi Airport POI to Potosi · 25 min · from $29.57 · 5.0/5 (3 reviews)
- Potosi City Tour · 4 h · from $35 · 3.3/5 (6 reviews)
- Half-Day Potosí Active Mine Trip to Cerro Rico · 3 h 30 min · from $56 · 3.7/5 (3 reviews)
- Active Mine_private · 3 h · from $60
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC-4 · 2 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Potosi Department
- On the map
- 19.57° S, 65.76° W
Near Potosi
- Sucre · 80 km away
- Uyuni · 148 km away
- Cochabamba · 247 km away
- La Paz · 424 km away
- El Alto · 429 km away
- Tilcara · 447 km away
More of Bolivia
Andean highlands, Amazon lowlands, and the otherworldly Salar de Uyuni salt flats — Bolivia is South America at its most uncompromising.
Explore Bolivia · La Paz · Sucre · El Alto · Cochabamba · Copacabana
Where to stay
Colonial Hotel Boutique
9/10 · 229 reviews
Hotel Cima Argentum
8.6/10 · 60 reviews
Hotel Santa Mónica
8.4/10 · 227 reviews
Hostal Tukos La Casa Real
8.2/10 · 128 reviews
Hotel Gran Libertador
8.1/10 · 21 reviews
Hostal Los Pozos
8/10 · 54 reviews
VIRREYES HOTEL
8/10 · 33 reviews
Apartamento Moderno Potosí
8/10 · 16 reviews
SAMARICUSUN HOTEL
7.8/10 · 61 reviews
Hostal Patrimonio - Potosi
7.6/10 · 89 reviews