Pulacayo
The historic industrial site of Pulacayo is located in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. The mining center developed around Huanchaca, the world's second largest silver mine, and was founded in 1833.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Pulacayo
- Type: Village with 824 residents
- Description: mining community
- Categories: mining community and locality
- Location: Potosí, Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
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Latitude
-20.38855° or 20° 23′ 19″ southLongitude
-66.6983° or 66° 41′ 54″ westPopulation
824Elevation
4,309 metres (14,137 feet)Inception
September 16th, 1883Open location code
57FMJ862+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 319581607OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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