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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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