Cerro Rico

Cerro Rico, also known as Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu; is a mountain in the near the city of . 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.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,782 metres
  • Description: mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí
  • Also known as: “Cerro de Potosi”, “Cerro de Potosí”, “Cerro Potosí”, “Cerro rico”, “Cerro Rico (bukid sa Bolivia)”, “Cerro Rico de Potosi”, “Cerro Rico de Potosí”, “Qullqi urqu”, “Qullqi Urqu”, “Qullqiurqu”, “Sumaq Urqu”, “セロ･リコ山”, “セロ･リコ銀山”, “ポトシ銀山”, “塞罗里科山”, and “赛罗里科山”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Plaza 10 de Noviembre and Cathedral Basilica of Potosí.

Square
Photo: Vanett Graneros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a square.

Church
Photo: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cathedral of Villa Imperial de Potosí or Cathedral…

Church
Photo: Mark Hills, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potosí.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
, at around 4,000 metres, is one of the world's highest large cities.

Cerro Rico

Latitude
-19.61944° or 19° 37′ 10″ south
Longitude
-65.74978° or 65° 44′ 59″ west
Elevation
4,782 metres (15,689 feet)
Open location code
57GP97J2+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 483439374
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3907581
Wiki­data ID
Q1055970
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cerro Rico” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيرو ريكو”
  • Basque: “Cerro Rico”
  • Catalan: “Cerro Rico”
  • Cebuano: “Cerro Rico”
  • Chinese: “里科山”
  • Czech: “Cerro Rico”
  • Danish: “Cerro Rico”
  • Dutch: “Cerro Rico”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جارجاميل”
  • French: “Cerro Rico”
  • German: “Cerro Rico”
  • Italian: “Cerro Rico”
  • Japanese: “セロ・リコ”
  • Ladin: “Cerro Rico”
  • Ladin: “Gargamel”
  • Lithuanian: “Sero Rikas”
  • Persian: “سرو ریکو”
  • Portuguese: “Cerro Rico”
  • Quechua: “P’utuqsi urqu”
  • Quechua: “Putuqsi urqu”
  • Quechua: “Sumac Orcko”
  • Russian: “Серро-Рико”
  • Slovenian: “Cerro Rico”
  • Spanish: “Cerro Rico”
  • Swedish: “Cerro Rico”
  • Ukrainian: “Серро-Рико-де-Потосі”
  • Ukrainian: “Серро-Ріко-де-Потосі”
  • Venetian: “Cerro Rico”
  • Vietnamese: “Cerro Rico”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Campamento Pailaviri and Nueva Luis Soux.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro Mojon Punta and Mirador Mojon Punta.

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