Stock Photo - Potosí, view from the Cathedral, city and the capital of the department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world by elevation at a nominal 4,090 metres. Potosí lies beneath the Cerro de Potosí -sometimes referred to as the Cerro Rico (´rich mountain´)- a mountain popularly conceived of as being ´made of´ silver ore, which has always dominated the city. The Cerro Rico is the reason for Potosí´s historical importance, since it was the major supply of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire. Bolivia.
Image Code:
B94-1613075
Photographer:
Rafael Campillo
Collection:
agefotostock
User license:
Rights Managed
HI-RES availability:
Up to XL50 MBA3
(3420 x 5150 px -
11.4" x 17.2" -
300 ppi)