Cerro Rico
Cerro Rico, also known as Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu; is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí. Cerro Rico—popularly conceived as being "made of" silver ore—is famous for having provided vast quantities of silver to the Spanish Empire, most of which was shipped to metropolitan Spain.
Mhwater, Public domain.- Peak rising to 4,782 metres (15,689 feet)
- Description: mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí
- Also known as“Cerro de Potos픓Cerro Potosí”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaza 10 de Noviembre and Cathedral Basilica of Potosí.
Cathedral Basilica of Potosí
The Cathedral of Villa Imperial de Potosí or Cathedral…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potosí.
Cerro Rico
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Latitude
-19.61944° or 19° 37′ 10″ south
Longitude
-65.74978° or 65° 44′ 59″ west
Open location code
57GP97J2+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cerro Rico” goes by many names.
سيرو ريكوArabic
Cerro RicoBasque
Cerro RicoCatalan
Cerro RicoCebuano
Cerro Rico (bukid sa Bolivia)Cebuano
塞罗里科山Chinese
赛罗里科山Chinese
里科山Chinese
Cerro RicoCzech
Cerro RicoDanish
Cerro RicoDutch
جبل جارجاميلEgyptian Arabic
Cerro RicoItalian
セロ・リコJapanese
セロ･リコ山Japanese
セロ･リコ銀山Japanese
ポトシ銀山Japanese
Cerro RicoLadin
GargamelLadin
Cerro RicoLithuanian
Sero RikasLithuanian
سرو ریکوPersian
Cerro RicoQuechua
P’utuqsi urquQuechua
Qullqi UrquQuechua
Sumac OrckoQuechua
Sumaq UrquQuechua
Серро-РикоRussian
Cerro RicoSlovenian
Cerro de PotosíSwedish
Cerro RicoSwedish
Sumaq UrquSwedish
Cerro RicoTurkish
Серро-Рико-де-ПотосіUkrainian
Серро-Ріко-де-ПотосіUkrainian
Cerro RicoVenetian
Cerro RicoVietnamese
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Potosí: Highlights
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